Mining Incidents

Southdown Inc operator

Controlled by Southdown Inc
MSHA operator ID: L12716
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
891
Mines on record
19
Years on record
1983–2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
385
citations
85
significant & substantial
$55,086
proposed penalties
$54,002
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,084 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
93
inspections on record
2,679
inspection hours
14.4
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.
385 citations across 2,679 inspection hours.
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.
$55K
proposed penalties
$54K
current assessed
$54K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
380 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-02-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2001
23
2000
91
1999
103
1998
67
1997
20
1996
30
1995
38
1994
34
1993
47
1992
48
1991
58
1990
86
1989
78
1988
49
1987
20
1986
29
1985
33
1984
30
1983
7

Mines on record

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