Mining Incidents

J Lee Powell controller

MSHA controller ID: M00298

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
37
Mines on record
5
Years on record
1984–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
449
citations
108
significant & substantial
$120,899
proposed penalties
$113,993
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $6,906 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
333
inspections on record
5,306
inspection hours
8.5
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.
449 citations across 5,306 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.
$121K
proposed penalties
$114K
current assessed
$114K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
448 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
1
2019
1
2014
2
2008
1
2007
1
1999
1
1995
3
1994
5
1993
2
1992
1
1990
2
1989
7
1988
3
1986
3
1985
2
1984
2

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