Mining Incidents

Kurt Croell controller

MSHA controller ID: 0126881

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
43
Mines on record
14
Years on record
2014–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2014
566
citations
89
significant & substantial
$132,391
proposed penalties
$124,798
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,593 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2014
430
inspections on record
4,462
inspection hours
12.7
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.
566 citations across 4,462 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.
$132K
proposed penalties
$125K
current assessed
$125K
paid to date
$302
outstanding
556 assessments are final orders; 32 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
1
2025
4
2024
1
2023
2
2022
6
2021
4
2020
1
2019
4
2018
5
2017
6
2016
3
2015
5
2014
1

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