Mining Incidents

John Gehret controller

MSHA controller ID: M13867

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
159
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2001–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
1,113
citations
206
significant & substantial
$1,332,538
proposed penalties
$1,054,629
paid to date
79% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $277,909 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
132
inspections on record
6,125
inspection hours
18.2
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.
1,113 citations across 6,125 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.
$1.3M
proposed penalties
$1.1M
current assessed
$1.1M
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1,085 assessments are final orders; 65 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-05-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2025
3
2024
9
2023
7
2022
6
2021
2
2020
6
2019
8
2018
12
2017
8
2016
7 (1f)
2015
9
2014
8
2013
11
2012
6
2011
13
2010
14
2009
6
2008
3
2007
1
2006
3
2005
2
2004
4
2003
2
2002
4
2001
5

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
September 15, 2016 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Premier Magnesia LLC · Fall from machine

Employee fell off the back of #62A loader landing on upper back/neck/shoulder.

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