Mining Incidents

Daniel R Balkema; Ralph T Balkema controller

MSHA controller ID: M09473

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
83
Mines on record
11
Years on record
1989–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
378
citations
51
significant & substantial
$42,445
proposed penalties
$42,261
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $184 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
371
inspections on record
4,704
inspection hours
8.0
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.
378 citations across 4,704 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.
$42K
proposed penalties
$42K
current assessed
$42K
paid to date
$151
outstanding
377 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2025
3
2024
6
2023
5
2022
1
2021
1
2020
3
2019
3
2018
4
2017
4
2016
3
2015
5
2014
4
2013
4
2012
2
2011
2
2010
3
2009
1
2008
3
2007
2
2006
3
2005
2
2004
2
2003
4
2002
3
2001
3
2000
1
1992
1
1989
5

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Mines on record

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