Mining Incidents

Whatcom Builders Inc operator

Controlled by Michael Lee
MSHA operator ID: L13353
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
118
citations
32
significant & substantial
$56,033
proposed penalties
$30,625
paid to date
55% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $25,408 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
35
inspections on record
584
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: 584 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.
$56K
proposed penalties
$31K
current assessed
$31K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
117 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-02-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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2004
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