Mining Incidents

Frank Foley controller

MSHA controller ID: M08463

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
56
Mines on record
8
Years on record
1990–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
389
citations
88
significant & substantial
$58,041
proposed penalties
$53,996
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,045 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
302
inspections on record
3,854
inspection hours
10.1
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.
389 citations across 3,854 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.
$58K
proposed penalties
$55K
current assessed
$54K
paid to date
$973
outstanding
373 assessments are final orders; 11 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
1
2025
3
2024
4
2023
2
2022
1 (1f)
2021
2
2020
1
2019
2
2016
3
2015
2
2014
3
2013
1
2011
1
2009
3
2006
2
2005
6
2004
2
2002
2
2001
2
1999
2
1998
1
1992
3
1991
4
1990
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
April 25, 2022 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · OTHER
Columbus Quarry LLC · Drowning

Complicated seizure disorder (not work related)

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