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James O Murray Jr controller

MSHA controller ID: M36566

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
15
Mines on record
2
Years on record
1985–2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
115
citations
41
significant & substantial
$144,986
proposed penalties
$70,470
paid to date
49% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $74,516 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
77
inspections on record
1,138
inspection hours
10.1
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.
115 citations across 1,138 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.
$145K
proposed penalties
$70K
current assessed
$70K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
113 assessments are final orders; 11 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-01.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2023
1
2014
1 (1f)
2013
1
2009
1
2007
2
2006
1
2005
1
2004
1
2003
1
2002
1
2000
1
1996
1
1991
1
1985
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
July 21, 2014 SC · Metal/Non-Metal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Murray Mines Inc. · Contact with electrical current

Employee pulled aluminum boat over three electric conductors in dredge pond. A patch on the bottom of the boat cut into one conductor and electrocuted the employee. The employee died as a result of the accident.

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