32% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $147,621 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
29
inspections on record
607
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: 607 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.
$217K
proposed penalties
$70K
current assessed
$70K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
136 assessments are final orders; 14 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-05-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
September 9, 2005AZ · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerFatality · POWERED HAULAGE
TUFFLITE, INC. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Victim was operating a motorized scraper, without a seat belt. The belt was in good condition but he was not using it. He ran over a large pile of dirt and fell out of the machine. The machine ran him over.
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