Mining Incidents

Brad B Gipson; Cade E Smith controller

MSHA controller ID: 0172201

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
3
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2024–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2022
42
citations
9
significant & substantial
$11,311
proposed penalties
$3,161
paid to date
28% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $8,150 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2022
29
inspections on record
880
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: 880 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.
$11K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$8K
outstanding
30 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2025
1 (1f)
2024
2

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
August 25, 2025 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Colt Rock and Lime, LLC · Struck against a moving object

Haul truck driver was going to pit to get loaded, traveled over berm, truck landed on cab in water

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