Mining Incidents

Waterland Trucking Service Inc operator

Controlled by Rick Massuch
MSHA operator ID: L14257
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
36
Mines on record
6
Years on record
1989–2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
43
citations
3
significant & substantial
$3,873
proposed penalties
$3,738
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $135 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
60
inspections on record
564
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: 564 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
43 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-03-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2005
1
2003
1
2002
1
2000
4
1999
5
1998
3 (1f)
1997
2
1996
4
1995
2
1994
3
1993
2
1992
4
1990
3
1989
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
April 29, 1998 MI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · MACHINERY
Waterland Trucking Service Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATING A DOZER TO FREE A DISABLED TRUCK. THE EE BACKED THE DOZER TO THE REAR OF THE TRUCK AND UTILIZED A CHAIN TO TOW THE DIABLE TRUCK. THE CHAIN WAS PROPERLY ATTACHED TO THE PROVIDE D TOW HOOKS ON THE TRUCK/TRAILER AND THE DRAW BAR WAS UTILIZED ON THE DOZER THE CHAIN FAILED AND THE EE WAS STRUCK ON THE HEAD. THE SEVERITY OF THE INJURY WAS NOT FULLY KNOWN UNTIL LATER.

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