Howard W Bates; Brian H Bates controller
MSHA controller ID: 0129061
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Mines on record
- 0
- Years on record
- —
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
104
citations
23
significant & substantial
$119,646
proposed penalties
$44,720
paid to date
37% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $74,926 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2015
38
inspections on record
707
inspection hours
n/a
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.Rate withheld: 707 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
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.$120K
proposed penalties
$45K
current assessed
$45K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
103 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents associated with this controller.
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