David Smith controller
MSHA controller ID: 0099355
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2011–2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
216
citations
71
significant & substantial
$146,631
proposed penalties
$96,844
paid to date
66% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $49,787 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
62
inspections on record
1,116
inspection hours
19.4
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.216 citations across 1,116 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$147K
proposed penalties
$116K
current assessed
$97K
paid to date
$19K
outstanding
200 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2018
1
2011
1
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
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