Mining Incidents

James Richert controller

MSHA controller ID: 0061911

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2009–2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
208
citations
77
significant & substantial
$90,339
proposed penalties
$78,204
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $12,135 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
105
inspections on record
1,385
inspection hours
15.0
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.
208 citations across 1,385 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.
$90K
proposed penalties
$78K
current assessed
$78K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
206 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2010
1
2009
1

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Mines on record

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