Mining Incidents

NACCO Industries Inc controller

MSHA controller ID: C01333

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Fatalities
6
Total incidents
2822
Mines on record
28
Years on record
1983–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
757
citations
106
significant & substantial
$338,712
proposed penalties
$330,593
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $8,119 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
833
inspections on record
42,949
inspection hours
1.8
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.
757 citations across 42,949 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.
$339K
proposed penalties
$336K
current assessed
$331K
paid to date
$6K
outstanding
738 assessments are final orders; 14 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
6
2025
6
2024
12
2023
8
2022
7
2021
10
2020
20
2019
24
2018
25
2017
24
2016
21
2015
26
2014
17
2013
36
2012
19
2011
35
2010
27
2009
34
2008
24
2007
27 (1f)
2006
16
2005
20
2004
26
2003
25
2002
27
2001
32
2000
20
1999
17
1998
27
1997
22 (1f)
1996
30
1995
32
1994
39
1993
36
1992
49 (1f)
1991
34 (1f)
1990
33 (1f)
1989
40
1988
63
1987
4

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

6 recorded
November 5, 2007 TX · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger Fatality · MACHINERY
The North American Coal Corp · Struck by powered moving object

While The Page dragline was still digging, the Assistant on the dragline crew entered the area in the back of the dragline w/o first notifying the dragline operator. The Assistant was injured when he was struck by the dragline shoe as the dragline turned to deposit a load of material. The Assistant was promptly transported to the hospital and he died there the following day.

August 19, 1997 ND · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Falkirk Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

A PASSENGER VAN WAS TRAVELING TO THE MINE FACILITY AND OVERTURNED WHEN IT DROVE ONTO A WINDROW OF GRAVEL PLACED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HAULROAD BY A CONTRACTOR. AN EE WAS FATALITY INJURED.

November 24, 1992 ND · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
The Coteau Properties Company · Struck against a moving object

A FLEET OF SCRAPERS WAS HAULING SUBSOIL TO A STOCKPILE.TWO CAT 651 SCRAPERS COLLIDED HEAD-ON ON THE HAUL ROAD.THE HAUL ROAD WAS WIDE ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE TRAFFIC.THE HAUL ROAD WAS IN GOOD COND ITION AND VISIBILITY WAS GOOD.IT APPEARS THAT THE MAN THAT WAS FATALLY INJURED WAS ON THE WRONG LANE.

February 16, 1991 ND · Coal superintendent Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Falkirk Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND SKID INTO BERM AND ROLLED OVER EMBANKMENT(BERM) DOWN SLOP

December 17, 1990 ND · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Falkirk Mining Company · Struck by powered moving object

A COAL HAULER AND SCRAPER COLLIDED AT AN INTERSECTION WHERE SCRAPER WAS CROSSING HAUL ROAD.

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