MSHA, U.S. Lime Reach Settlement in Mine Death

摘要

The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration announced that it has reached a settlement of $211,002 with U.S. Lime Co. in the May 2010 death of a maintenance manager at St. Clair Mine in Marble City, Okla. The settlement involves 39 citations and orders issued in the wake of the accident and during subsequent mine inspections. U.S. Lime also has agreed to accept a flagrant violation of Section 57.12016 of the Code of Federal Regulations, which requires electrically powered equipment to be de-energized before any mechanical work is performed. That single penalty was assessed by MSHA at $150,600.