Mining Incidents

United Metro Materials Inc operator

Controlled by Peter Kiewit Sons' Inc
MSHA operator ID: L13554
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
27
Mines on record
13
Years on record
1986–2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
187
citations
28
significant & substantial
$16,314
proposed penalties
$16,280
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $34 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
132
inspections on record
1,497
inspection hours
12.5
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.
187 citations across 1,497 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.
$16K
proposed penalties
$16K
current assessed
$16K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
186 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-02-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2002
1
2001
3
2000
5
1999
3 (1f)
1998
2
1995
3
1994
1
1993
2
1992
1
1990
3
1989
1
1988
1
1986
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
August 9, 1999 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
United Metro Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

ACCIDENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION. NO EYEWITNESS TO INCIDENT. EMPLOYEE'S DUTIES INCLUDED CLEANING SPILLS ON FLOOR UNDER SHAKER SCREEN. TASK CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED FROM A SAFE LOCATION AND IN C ONFORMANCE WITH SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. NEVERTHELESS, EMPLOYEE APPEARS TO HAVE ENTERED INTO OR ONTO EQUIPMENT FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, AT WHICH TIME THE EE, IS CLOTHING OR A TOOL APPARENTLY CONT

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