EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO FREE A CORE SAMPLE BARREL THAT HAD BECOME BOUND IN A HOLE EMPLOYEE PLACED A SPANNER WRENCH AND CHEATER BAR TO FREE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BETWEEN CAB AND WRENCH WHEN THE DRILL STEM3BROKE FREE AND S TRUCK VICTIM IN CHEST VICTIM HIT HEAD UPON DOOR SILL WHICH CAUSED SKULL FRACTURE FIRST AID AND CPR ADMINISTERED UNSUCCESSFULLY
Washington Group International, Inc. operator
Controlled by
Washington Group International Inc
MSHA operator ID: P24496
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
83
citations
10
significant & substantial
$24,200
proposed penalties
$15,573
paid to date
64% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $8,627 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
50
inspections on record
1,047
inspection hours
7.9
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.83 citations across 1,047 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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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
$16K
current assessed
$16K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
82 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-11-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 1 fatality · 17 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 46 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 23 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 14 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 9 non-fatal
- OTHER 5 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2007
4
2006
8
2005
3
2004
4
2003
2
2002
10
2001
3
2000
10
1999
8
1998
5
1997
17
1996
7
1995
2
1994
5
1993
3
1992
1
1991
3
1989
1
1988
3
1987
4 (1f)
1986
2
1985
4
1984
7
1983
3
Mines on record
- Absaloka Mine MT
- Coal Creek Mine WY
Fatalities under this operator
1 recorded
November 11, 1987
MT · Coal
quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant
Fatality · MACHINERY
Washington Group International, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
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