Frank Smith controller
MSHA controller ID: M08383
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 24
- Mines on record
- 3
- Years on record
- 1991–2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
433
citations
106
significant & substantial
$280,370
proposed penalties
$201,363
paid to date
72% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $79,007 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
117
inspections on record
2,912
inspection hours
14.9
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.433 citations across 2,912 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.$280K
proposed penalties
$211K
current assessed
$201K
paid to date
$10K
outstanding
412 assessments are final orders; 43 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 8 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 6 non-fatal
- DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) 2 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 2 non-fatal
- EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE 1 non-fatal
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2021
1
2018
1
2017
1
2015
3
2014
2
2013
1
2012
3
2011
1
2010
5
2009
2
2008
1
1997
1
1991
2
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
- 3M CA
- FST OGLEBAY NORTON CA
- 3m CA
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