Mining Incidents

Cliff Hunt controller

MSHA controller ID: M10153

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
76
Mines on record
8
Years on record
1986–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
402
citations
119
significant & substantial
$156,536
proposed penalties
$141,073
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $15,463 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
294
inspections on record
3,926
inspection hours
10.2
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.
402 citations across 3,926 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.
$157K
proposed penalties
$141K
current assessed
$141K
paid to date
$151
outstanding
398 assessments are final orders; 19 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2025
1
2024
1
2022
1
2021
1
2017
1
2015
3
2014
5
2013
5
2012
1
2011
2
2010
6
2009
2
2008
3
2007
2
2006
1
2004
1
2003
1
2002
1
2000
2
1999
11
1997
1
1995
3
1994
1
1993
2
1992
1
1990
4
1989
3
1988
3
1987
5
1986
2

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