TOR Minerals International operator
Controlled by
Bernard A Paulson
MSHA operator ID: L34290
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 89
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 1988–2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
219
citations
52
significant & substantial
$123,341
proposed penalties
$82,820
paid to date
67% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $40,521 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
69
inspections on record
979
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: 979 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.$123K
proposed penalties
$83K
current assessed
$83K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
216 assessments are final orders; 14 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-02-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 34 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 19 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 10 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 6 non-fatal
- OTHER 5 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 4 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2018
2
2016
2
2015
2
2013
1
2012
2
2011
2
2010
2
2009
1
2008
6
2007
2
2006
6
2005
7
2004
6
2003
5
2002
4
2001
2
2000
1
1999
2
1998
1
1997
2
1995
2
1994
3
1993
3
1992
2
1990
8
1989
11
1988
2
Mines on record
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