Mining Incidents

Joseph H Belcher controller

MSHA controller ID: M12161

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1998–2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
86
citations
26
significant & substantial
$11,831
proposed penalties
$11,831
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
48
inspections on record
593
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: 593 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.
$12K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
86 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2015
1
2012
1
2011
1
2008
1
2003
2
2002
1
2001
1
2000
2
1999
2
1998
2

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Mines on record

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