J Marvin Hess controller
MSHA controller ID: M02986
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 139
- Mines on record
- 2
- Years on record
- 1983–2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
236
citations
45
significant & substantial
$118,369
proposed penalties
$89,133
paid to date
75% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $29,236 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
133
inspections on record
2,723
inspection hours
8.7
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.236 citations across 2,723 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.$118K
proposed penalties
$89K
current assessed
$89K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
236 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 55 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 19 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 18 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 17 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 8 non-fatal
- OTHER 6 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2018
2
2013
1
2012
1
2011
3
2010
2
2009
1
2008
5
2007
7
2006
7
2005
14
2004
4
2003
4
2002
3
2001
7
2000
5
1999
12
1998
9
1997
7
1996
6
1995
7
1994
8
1993
2
1992
5
1991
4
1990
5
1989
4
1988
1
1986
1
1985
1
1983
1
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The full compliance file on J Marvin Hess
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.