Mining Incidents

South Poultney Slate Company operator

Controlled by Francis R Hayes
MSHA operator ID: L38587
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
93
citations
24
significant & substantial
$27,551
proposed penalties
$14,593
paid to date
53% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $12,958 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
50
inspections on record
562
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 562 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
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$28K
proposed penalties
$20K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$5K
outstanding
92 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-11-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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