Mining Incidents
Search Operators Mines Alerts Research Controllers Fatalgrams About
English Español
← All controllers

Darren Morehead controller

MSHA controller ID: M31360

Watch this controller

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at any mine Darren Morehead controls.

Fatalities
1
Total incidents
93
Mines on record
2
Years on record
1983–2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
111
citations
18
significant & substantial
$16,428
proposed penalties
$16,277
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $151 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
69
inspections on record
859
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: 859 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.
$16K
proposed penalties
$16K
current assessed
$16K
paid to date
$151
outstanding
110 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2012
1
1999
10
1998
2
1997
5
1996
2
1995
9
1994
6
1993
4
1992
7
1991
6
1990
12
1989
10
1988
12
1987
5 (1f)
1983
2

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
June 1, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · MACHINERY
Patterson Sand & Gravel · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

HOIST PUMP & PO3TON PLATFORM OUT OF WATER WITH DRAGLINE I.NAME WAS STANDING ON PLAT FORM AS H OISTING IT UP 3 EYES WELDED ON PLATFORM BROKE LOOSE & IT TILTED THE PLATFORM & I.NAME FELL OFF BA CKWARDS HE STRU7K CONCRETE HEDAD FIRST.

For insurers, brokers, and safety consultants

The full compliance file on Darren Morehead

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.

Get the report ($149) See a sample report Monitor a whole book of operators, $99/mo