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Dolese Brothers Company controller

MSHA controller ID: M00133

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1083
Mines on record
25
Years on record
1983–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,690
citations
375
significant & substantial
$429,568
proposed penalties
$408,680
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $20,888 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
934
inspections on record
14,765
inspection hours
11.4
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.
1,690 citations across 14,765 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.
$430K
proposed penalties
$409K
current assessed
$409K
paid to date
$302
outstanding
1,664 assessments are final orders; 14 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
4
2025
11
2024
24
2023
11
2022
10
2021
7
2020
8
2019
16 (1f)
2018
12
2017
12
2016
12
2015
18
2014
20
2013
12
2012
19
2011
29
2010
25
2009
30
2008
36
2007
38
2006
39
2005
41
2004
44
2003
65
2002
28
2001
26
2000
31
1999
29
1998
25
1997
24
1996
27
1995
21
1994
22
1993
26
1992
23
1991
19
1990
21
1989
17
1988
28
1987
31
1986
26
1985
31
1984
2

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Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
June 24, 2019 OK · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Dolese Bros. Co. · Struck by powered moving object

Employee was fatally injured when they fell beneath the wheels of a tractor trailer. The tractor-trailer was being towed out by a bulldozer, since said truck-trailer was stuck in the sand. Victim was last seen standing 20-30 ft away, as bulldozer began to pull truck out of sand, walking toward the truck and trailer.

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