Mining Incidents

Montezuma County-Co controller

MSHA controller ID: M36457

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1987–2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
94
citations
32
significant & substantial
$14,187
proposed penalties
$14,187
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
44
inspections on record
715
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: 715 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.
$14K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
94 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-05-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2023
1
1990
2
1989
2
1988
1
1987
1

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Mines on record

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