Mining Incidents

James Ward controller

MSHA controller ID: M12412

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2000–2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
131
citations
21
significant & substantial
$26,074
proposed penalties
$21,470
paid to date
82% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,604 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
74
inspections on record
1,135
inspection hours
11.5
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.
131 citations across 1,135 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.
$26K
proposed penalties
$21K
current assessed
$21K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
129 assessments are final orders; 11 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-04-01.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2021
1
2016
1
2008
1
2000
1

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