Topaz Mountain Adventures: 4 MSHA citations operator
Controlled by
U-Dig Fossils, Inc.; David Stemmons
MSHA operator ID: 0148434
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
4
citations
3
significant & substantial
$2,532
proposed penalties
$0
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,532 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2016
3
inspections on record
101
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: 101 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.$3K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$0
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
3 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $6K in penalties contested before the Commission, $0 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-04-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.75.0%
significant & substantial
50.0%
high negligence or reckless
75.0%
reasonably likely or greater
75.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 50.0% moderate, 50.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
1
citations taken to the federal commission · 25% of citations on record
- Stood as issued 1 · 100%
100%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$116 proposed, $0 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2017-05-09. Vacated and withdrawn citations are removed from the file this view attributes through, so that outcome is slightly undercounted here.
Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.Largest penalties this operator contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST 2017-0408 | Withdrawal | Manning | 2017 | $6K → $0 |
| WEST 2017-0491 | Withdrawal | Manning | 2017 | $232 → $0 |
| WEST 2017-0409 | Dismissal | Manning | 2017 | $116 → $0 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Top causes
- EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2016
1
Mines on record
- Topaz Dome UT
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