Thorson Inc operator
Controlled by
W T Thorson
MSHA operator ID: L00456
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Mines on record
- 4
- Years on record
- 1984–2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
88
citations
25
significant & substantial
$7,190
proposed penalties
$4,595
paid to date
64% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,595 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
39
inspections on record
373
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: 373 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.$7K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
88 assessments are final orders; 13 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-10-02.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 2 non-fatal
- FIRE 1 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 1 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2002
2
1995
1
1991
1
1984
1
Mines on record
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