Mining Incidents

Lincoln County-TN controller

MSHA controller ID: M35629

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1987–2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
120
citations
39
significant & substantial
$26,147
proposed penalties
$23,030
paid to date
88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,117 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
80
inspections on record
903
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: 903 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.
$26K
proposed penalties
$23K
current assessed
$23K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
120 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-04-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2002
1
2000
1
1989
1
1987
1

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Mines on record

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