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Craig S. Mears controller

MSHA controller ID: M10286

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
16
Mines on record
2
Years on record
1983–2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
154
citations
29
significant & substantial
$20,191
proposed penalties
$20,004
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $187 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
105
inspections on record
1,377
inspection hours
11.2
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.
154 citations across 1,377 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.
$20K
proposed penalties
$20K
current assessed
$20K
paid to date
$2
outstanding
149 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2015
1
2014
1
2013
1
2011
2
2009
1
2008
2
2007
1
2004
1
2002
1
1999
1
1995
1
1992
1
1986
1
1983
1 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
March 14, 1983 LA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · MACHINERY
Mears Sand & Gravel, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE DISREGUARDED SUPERVISOR\S SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS AND FELLOW WORKER\S WARNING, CLIMBED OVER OR UNDER A CHAIN LINK FENCE AND GUARD RAIL ENCLOSING V-BELT DRIVE FOR SLURRY PUMP TO PERFORM WORK IN AN UNAUTHORIZED/RESTRICTED AREA. HE WAS CAUGHT IN BELT DRIVE AND WAS FATALLY INJURED.

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