Mining Incidents

American Gilsonite Company controller

MSHA controller ID: M09488

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
216
Mines on record
3
Years on record
1991–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
558
citations
96
significant & substantial
$177,719
proposed penalties
$133,715
paid to date
75% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $44,004 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
209
inspections on record
13,904
inspection hours
4.0
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.
558 citations across 13,904 inspection hours.
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.
$178K
proposed penalties
$134K
current assessed
$134K
paid to date
$604
outstanding
549 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
1
2025
5
2024
4
2023
6
2022
3
2021
4
2018
3
2017
4
2016
2
2015
1
2014
5
2013
6
2012
15
2011
12
2010
7
2009
11
2008
26
2007
8
2006
5
2005
10
2004
5
2003
4
2002
6
2001
7
2000
8
1999
9
1998
4
1997
2
1996
6
1995
6
1994
6
1993
6
1992
8
1991
1

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