Bill Mezger; Ben Goodwin controller
MSHA controller ID: M08423
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 125
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 1999–2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
235
citations
72
significant & substantial
$111,176
proposed penalties
$97,006
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $14,170 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
74
inspections on record
1,455
inspection hours
16.2
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.235 citations across 1,455 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$111K
proposed penalties
$97K
current assessed
$97K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
233 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 64 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 10 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 10 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 8 non-fatal
- OTHER 5 non-fatal
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS 3 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2021
1
2020
1
2018
1
2014
2
2011
1
2010
2
2009
4
2008
6
2007
10
2006
13
2005
25
2004
17
2003
17
2002
2
1999
4
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
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