Mining Incidents

James D Morrissey Jr controller

MSHA controller ID: M00035

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
253
Mines on record
11
Years on record
1983–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,146
citations
290
significant & substantial
$328,424
proposed penalties
$294,648
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $33,776 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
639
inspections on record
9,529
inspection hours
12.0
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.
1,146 citations across 9,529 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.
$328K
proposed penalties
$295K
current assessed
$295K
paid to date
$154
outstanding
1,122 assessments are final orders; 23 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2025
4
2023
3
2022
3
2020
2
2019
5
2018
1
2017
2
2016
3
2015
4
2014
4
2013
1
2012
3
2011
3
2010
4
2009
4
2006
2
2005
3
2004
2
2003
9
2002
2
2000
5
1999
17
1998
14
1997
24
1996
17
1995
11
1994
21
1993
10
1992
11
1991
7
1990
16
1989
18
1988
14
1986
1
1985
2
1983
1

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