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PIERCE SAND COMPANY
May 18, 1995
CENT 94-212-M
FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES
2 SKYLINE, 10th FLOOR
5203 LEESBURG PIKE
FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA 22041
May 18, 1995
SECRETARY OF LABOR, : CIVIL PENALTY PROCEEDING
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH :
ADMINISTRATION (MSHA), : Docket No. CENT 94-212-M
Petitioner : A. C. No. 23-01557-05512
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v. :
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PIERCE SAND COMPANY, : Pierce Sand Company
Respondent :
DECISION APPROVING SETTLEMENT
Appearances: Margaret A. Miller, Esq., Office of the Solicitor,
U. S. Department of Labor, Denver, Colorado, for the
Secretary; Bob Pierce, Stanberry, Missouri, pro se.
Before: Judge Maurer
This case is before me upon a petition for assessment of civil
penalty under section 105(d) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health
Act of 1977 (the Act). An evidentiary hearing in this matter was
held on March 2, 1995, in St. Joseph, Missouri. At the conclusion
of that hearing, the parties filed a motion to approve a settlement
agreement and to dismiss this case. A reduction in penalty from
$862 to $556 is proposed. The citations, initial assessments, and
the proposed settlement amounts are as follows:
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INITIAL PROPOSED
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CITATION NO. ASSESSMENT SETTLEMENT
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4321896 $ 204 $ 102
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4321897 50 50
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4321898 50 50
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4321899 204 102
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4321900 50 50
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4322041 50 50
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4322042 50 50
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4322043 204 102
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TOTAL $ 862 $ 556
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I have considered the representations and documentation
submitted in this case, as well as the testimony contained in
the record of proceedings and I conclude that the proffered
settlement is appropriate under the criteria set forth in
section 110(i) of the Act.
WHEREFORE, the motion for approval of settlement is GRANTED,
and it is ORDERED that respondent pay a penalty of $556 within 30
days of this decision, and upon receipt of that payment by MSHA,
these proceedings are DISMISSED.
Roy J. Maurer
Administrative Law Judge
Distribution:
Margaret A. Miller, Esq., Office of the Solicitor, U. S.
Department of Labor, 1999 Broadway, Suite 1600, Denver, CO 80202-
5716 (Certified Mail)
Bob Pierce, Owner, Pierce Sand Company, 111 East Main, Stanberry,
MO 64489 (Certified Mail)
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