WE BELIEVE THAT WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES ON THE THOMAS SKID STEER LOADER. EE PLACED HIMSELF BETWEEN THE BOOM ARMS AND THE FRONT OF THE BODY, HE ACTUATED THE BOOM DOWN CONTROL, T HE BOOM ARM CYLINDERS ACTUATED, PINCHING HIM IN BETWEEN. THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL CABLES WERE NOT PRPERLY ADJUSTED AT THE TIME.
Sora Limestone, Inc. operator
Controlled by
Angelo E Iafrate
MSHA operator ID: L13279
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
34
citations
9
significant & substantial
$5,828
proposed penalties
$5,435
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $393 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
10
inspections on record
204
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 204 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$393
outstanding
34 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-02-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 1 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 8 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 8 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 2 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 2 non-fatal
- DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2002
2
2001
1
2000
4
1999
1
1998
1
1997
3
1996
2 (1f)
1995
3
1994
6
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
1 recorded
December 2, 1996
MI · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Sora Limestone, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
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