Don Eker controller
MSHA controller ID: 0040718
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Mines on record
- 0
- Years on record
- —
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
135
citations
45
significant & substantial
$41,769
proposed penalties
$41,618
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $151 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
81
inspections on record
1,099
inspection hours
12.3
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.135 citations across 1,099 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.$42K
proposed penalties
$42K
current assessed
$42K
paid to date
$151
outstanding
134 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents associated with this controller.
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The full compliance file on Don Eker
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.