Kenneth Z Ferrell controller
MSHA controller ID: M34985
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 1996–2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
196
citations
73
significant & substantial
$50,091
proposed penalties
$39,006
paid to date
78% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $11,085 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
70
inspections on record
950
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 950 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
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$50K
proposed penalties
$42K
current assessed
$39K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
189 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 4 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 3 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 2 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2017
1
2015
1
2014
1
1999
4
1998
1
1996
1
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
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The full compliance file on Kenneth Z Ferrell
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.