Matt Blessant controller
MSHA controller ID: M36549
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 1996–2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
213
citations
23
significant & substantial
$29,132
proposed penalties
$25,463
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,669 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
153
inspections on record
1,809
inspection hours
11.8
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.213 citations across 1,809 inspection hours.
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.$29K
proposed penalties
$26K
current assessed
$25K
paid to date
$302
outstanding
206 assessments are final orders; 24 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-12-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- OTHER 1 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2009
1
1996
1
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
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The full compliance file on Matt Blessant
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