Valco, Inc. operator
Controlled by
Thomas E Brubaker
MSHA operator ID: L00743
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 84
- Mines on record
- 5
- Years on record
- 1984–2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
28
citations
14
significant & substantial
$18,215
proposed penalties
$15,080
paid to date
83% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,135 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
9
inspections on record
99
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: 99 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.$18K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
28 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-08-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 27 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 15 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 14 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 10 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 9 non-fatal
- STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT 3 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2001
2
2000
4
1999
3
1998
8
1997
1
1996
8
1995
7
1994
7
1993
6
1992
4
1991
5
1990
11
1989
4
1988
8
1987
4
1986
1
1984
1
Mines on record
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