Mining Incidents

Northeast Solite Corp controller

MSHA controller ID: M00856

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
329
Mines on record
10
Years on record
1983–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
778
citations
203
significant & substantial
$297,522
proposed penalties
$242,557
paid to date
82% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $54,965 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
180
inspections on record
5,057
inspection hours
15.4
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.
778 citations across 5,057 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.
$298K
proposed penalties
$268K
current assessed
$243K
paid to date
$26K
outstanding
757 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
1
2025
6
2024
9
2023
1
2022
3
2021
3
2020
2
2019
2
2018
5
2017
1
2016
4
2015
2
2014
6
2013
4
2012
4 (1f)
2011
4
2010
3
2009
5
2008
8
2007
9
2006
4
2005
7
2004
2
2003
11
2002
7
2001
10
2000
4
1999
6
1998
6
1997
9 (1f)
1996
7
1995
19
1994
14
1993
16
1992
10
1991
12
1990
19
1989
16
1988
9
1987
14
1986
18
1985
18
1984
5
1983
4

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded
November 1, 2012 NY · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator Fatality · MACHINERY
Northeast Solite Corp · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

The driller apparently attempted to load drill pipe into the carousel while the drill head was rotating. It appears a strap the driller was holding became entangled around the drill pipe after the drill pipe threaded into the drill head and rotated.

May 16, 1997 KY · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Kentucky Solite Corporation · Contact with electrical current

FINISH PLANT SUPERVISOR WAS FATALLY INJURED WHENHE APPARENTLY CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE METAL CASE OF A SUMP PUMP THAT WAS ENERGIZED WITH 120VAC. 2 IMPROPERLY REPAIRED EXTENSION CORDS WERE US ED WHICH RESULTED IN THE METAL CASE OF PUMP BEING ENERGIZED WITH 120VAC. THIS REPORT WAS FILED WITHIN 2 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF FINAL DIAGNOSIS FROM CHIEF MED EXAMINERS OFFICE.

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