Mining Incidents

Fred Weber, Inc. controller

MSHA controller ID: M07265

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
475
Mines on record
25
Years on record
1987–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,019
citations
200
significant & substantial
$296,565
proposed penalties
$271,184
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $25,381 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
845
inspections on record
18,646
inspection hours
5.5
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.
1,019 citations across 18,646 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.
$297K
proposed penalties
$272K
current assessed
$271K
paid to date
$799
outstanding
1,012 assessments are final orders; 57 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2026
1
2023
2
2022
1
2021
16
2020
9 (1f)
2019
13
2018
15
2017
13
2016
10
2015
9
2014
15
2013
10 (1f)
2012
15
2011
9
2010
15
2009
16
2008
10
2007
19
2006
28
2005
36
2004
19
2003
26
2002
8
2001
9
2000
10
1999
16
1998
14
1997
15
1996
14
1995
17
1994
12
1993
9
1992
6
1991
6
1990
6
1989
4
1988
11
1987
11

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded
May 21, 2020 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bluff City Minerals LLC · Struck by rolling or sliding object

Employee was removing an electrical motor using a chain hoist suspended from a cross brace when the cross brace became unsecured and struck the employee.

March 27, 2013 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Fred Weber Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was operating a loader near the highwall when a shot was initiated.

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