Mining Incidents

Jon Vespa controller

MSHA controller ID: M02667

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Mines on record
2
Years on record
1987–2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
112
citations
14
significant & substantial
$14,431
proposed penalties
$12,961
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,470 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
82
inspections on record
871
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 871 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
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.
$14K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$302
outstanding
110 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2005
1
2004
1
2002
1
1993
1
1987
2

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Mines on record

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