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Joseph R Vinagro controller

MSHA controller ID: M12965

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
4
Mines on record
4
Years on record
2006–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
424
citations
86
significant & substantial
$252,989
proposed penalties
$194,545
paid to date
77% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $58,444 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
237
inspections on record
3,136
inspection hours
13.5
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.
424 citations across 3,136 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.
$253K
proposed penalties
$207K
current assessed
$195K
paid to date
$13K
outstanding
414 assessments are final orders; 13 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2025
1
2022
1 (1f)
2019
1
2006
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
October 7, 2022 RI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · OTHER
J R Vinagro Corporation · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

A miner entered the air separator to clear a blockage. The miner became engulfed in the material.

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