Mining Incidents

Valley Quarries Inc operator

MSHA operator ID: L01879
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
260
Mines on record
8
Years on record
1983–2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
409
citations
63
significant & substantial
$86,279
proposed penalties
$81,295
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,984 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
199
inspections on record
3,808
inspection hours
10.7
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.
409 citations across 3,808 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.
$86K
proposed penalties
$81K
current assessed
$81K
paid to date
$1
outstanding
406 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-08-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2010
2
2009
7
2008
11
2007
16
2006
12
2005
15
2004
12
2003
11
2002
11
2001
19
2000
14
1999
11
1998
12
1997
14
1996
14
1995
12
1994
6
1993
3
1992
6
1991
6
1990
6 (1f)
1989
3
1988
6
1987
11
1986
5
1985
7
1984
4
1983
4

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
November 19, 1990 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Valley Quarries Inc · Fall from machine

HAULING WASTE MATERIAL TO DUMP WITH EUCLID WHEN EUCLID STARTED TO DRIFT BACKWARDS & SUDDENLY TURNED STRICKING LARGE STONE BARRIER AT HIGHWALL & EUCLID WENT OVER HIGHWALL & STRUCK NEXT LEVEL TH ROWING I NAME OUT OF TRUCK

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