2" IRON PIPE CAME LOOSE FROMA UNION JOINT AND THE OTHER END WAS THREADED INTO AN ELBOW AND WHEN IT CAME LOOSE THE PIPE APPROX 4' TO 6' LONG ACTED LIKE A JET PROPULSTON AND THE PIPE ROTATED LIK E A FAN AND IT HIT THE EE IN THE HEAD CAUSING DEATH FROM HEAD TRAUMA. PIPE WAS CONNECTED TO AIR COMPRESSOR.
Waller Brothers Stone Company Inc operator
Controlled by
Frank Waller
MSHA operator ID: L39986
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
40
citations
9
significant & substantial
$23,842
proposed penalties
$12,748
paid to date
53% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $11,094 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
23
inspections on record
431
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: 431 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.$24K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$160
outstanding
40 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-05-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 1 fatality · 6 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 36 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 15 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 12 non-fatal
- DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) 1 non-fatal
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2005
2
2004
2
2003
4
2002
3
2001
10
2000
1
1999
2 (1f)
1998
2
1997
3
1996
3
1995
3
1994
2
1993
3
1992
1
1991
5
1990
11
1989
6
1988
6
1987
2
1986
1
1985
4
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
1 recorded
April 7, 1999
OH · Metal/Non-Metal
driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator
Fatality · MACHINERY
Waller Brothers Stone Company Inc · Struck by flying object
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