Mining Incidents

C William Nichols controller

MSHA controller ID: M04809

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
38
Mines on record
5
Years on record
1996–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
813
citations
182
significant & substantial
$454,066
proposed penalties
$287,050
paid to date
63% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $167,016 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
219
inspections on record
3,340
inspection hours
24.3
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.
813 citations across 3,340 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.
$454K
proposed penalties
$332K
current assessed
$287K
paid to date
$45K
outstanding
800 assessments are final orders; 131 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2025
1
2019
1
2012
1
2009
1
2008
1
2007
5
2005
4
2004
4
2003
3
2002
2
2001
5
1999
2
1998
5
1997
1 (1f)
1996
2

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
April 26, 1997 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Kilauea Crushers Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LOST CONTROL OF 910 CAT LOADER WHILE HAULING WELDER UP A STEEP GRADE. JUMPED FROM VEHICLE AND WAS RUN OVER BY IT.

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