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Estate of Henry T. Southway Jr. controller

MSHA controller ID: M02545

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
19
Mines on record
7
Years on record
1986–2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,030
citations
352
significant & substantial
$471,059
proposed penalties
$354,211
paid to date
75% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $116,848 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
366
inspections on record
4,917
inspection hours
20.9
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.
1,030 citations across 4,917 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.
$471K
proposed penalties
$354K
current assessed
$354K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1,016 assessments are final orders; 79 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2016
1
2015
1
2011
1
2010
1
2008
2
2007
1
2006
1
2005
2
2004
2
2003
4
2001
1 (1f)
1998
1
1986
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
April 25, 2001 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Southway Construction Co. Inc. · Struck by falling object

THE VICTIM, A LOADER OPERATOR, WAS CLEANING MATERIAL FROM A STACKER CONVEYOR WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK ONE OF THE LEG SUPPORTS, KNOCKING THE CONVEYOR OVER. A SECOND LOADER OPERATOR WAS SUMMONED TO LIFT & RESET THE CONVEYOR. THE RIGGING FAILED AND THE CONVEYOR FELL, STRIKING THE VICTIM AS HE WALKED UNDER THE RAISED CONVEYOR

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