Mining Incidents

Ferroglobe PLC controller

MSHA controller ID: 0100987

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
87
Mines on record
15
Years on record
2011–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
2,281
citations
513
significant & substantial
$797,582
proposed penalties
$599,791
paid to date
75% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $197,791 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
711
inspections on record
35,280
inspection hours
6.5
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.
2,281 citations across 35,280 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.
$798K
proposed penalties
$604K
current assessed
$600K
paid to date
$4K
outstanding
2,197 assessments are final orders; 125 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
1
2025
1
2024
6
2023
4
2022
5
2021
3
2020
3
2019
4
2018
5
2017
8
2016
2
2015
8
2014
10
2013
16
2012
9
2011
2

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Mines on record

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