Mining Incidents

Weathers Crushing Inc operator

Controlled by Darwin Weathers
MSHA operator ID: L12349
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1998
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
38
citations
6
significant & substantial
$5,736
proposed penalties
$5,629
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $107 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
48
inspections on record
435
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: 435 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
38 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-07-31.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

1998
1 (1f)

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
April 30, 1998 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · MACHINERY
Weathers Crushing Inc · Struck by flying object

HAMMER HEAD APPARENTLY FLEW OUT OF JAW CRUSHER AND STRUCK VICTIM ON SIDE OF FACE. VICTIM WAS UNCONSCIOUS AND DIED EN ROUTE TO HOSPITAL.

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