James Burnett; Lawrence P. Hughes controller
MSHA controller ID: M09806
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 39
- Mines on record
- 3
- Years on record
- 1989–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
388
citations
81
significant & substantial
$176,820
proposed penalties
$139,607
paid to date
79% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $37,213 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
122
inspections on record
2,636
inspection hours
14.7
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.388 citations across 2,636 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.$177K
proposed penalties
$150K
current assessed
$140K
paid to date
$10K
outstanding
369 assessments are final orders; 19 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 9 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 9 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 8 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 7 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 3 non-fatal
- EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2025
1
2020
1
2019
1
2018
2
2017
3
2016
3
2015
2
2014
1
2010
1
2006
1
2005
2
2004
1
2001
1
1997
1
1996
3
1994
1
1993
1
1992
2
1991
5
1990
4
1989
2
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
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The full compliance file on James Burnett; Lawrence P. Hughes
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