James Barker controller
MSHA controller ID: M05925
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 17
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 1985–2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
174
citations
34
significant & substantial
$48,900
proposed penalties
$44,935
paid to date
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,965 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
66
inspections on record
1,376
inspection hours
12.6
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.174 citations across 1,376 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.$49K
proposed penalties
$45K
current assessed
$45K
paid to date
$151
outstanding
174 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 5 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 5 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 2 non-fatal
- EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE 1 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 1 non-fatal
- OTHER 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2006
1
2005
2
2004
3
2003
1
1999
1
1998
1
1997
1
1996
1
1995
1
1994
1
1992
1
1987
1
1985
2
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The full compliance file on James Barker
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