Eric H Bettis; Matt McPherson controller
MSHA controller ID: 0042755
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 30
- Mines on record
- 8
- Years on record
- 2004–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
566
citations
99
significant & substantial
$177,085
proposed penalties
$144,198
paid to date
81% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $32,887 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
299
inspections on record
3,610
inspection hours
15.7
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.566 citations across 3,610 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.$177K
proposed penalties
$145K
current assessed
$144K
paid to date
$758
outstanding
549 assessments are final orders; 60 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 10 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 7 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 7 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 4 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 2 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2025
2
2022
3
2021
1
2020
1
2019
1
2018
3
2015
4
2014
1
2013
2
2011
1
2010
1
2009
1
2008
4
2007
2
2006
1
2004
2
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
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