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Paul T Ayres controller

MSHA controller ID: M02473

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
75
Mines on record
12
Years on record
1987–2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
102
citations
17
significant & substantial
$11,118
proposed penalties
$11,118
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
155
inspections on record
1,904
inspection hours
5.4
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.
102 citations across 1,904 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.
$11K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
102 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2024
2
2023
2
2021
1
2019
1
2018
2
2017
1
2014
1
2011
1
2010
1
2008
1
2007
1
2005
1
2003
2
2002
2
2001
4
2000
8
1999
7
1998
4
1997
6
1996
5
1995
3
1994
1
1993
4 (1f)
1990
3
1989
6
1988
3
1987
2

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
November 16, 1993 WI · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
American Materials Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS DRIVING HIS CAR HE HAD JUST LEFT THE TOOL GARAGE IN THE PIT AREA & WAS MAKING ENTRANCE TO A HAUL ROAD WHEN HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH A 25TON VOLVO ARTICULATED TRUCK(S/N5350-5719) DRIVEN B Y EE BOTH VEHICLES WERE TRAVELING FORWARD & THE LEFT SIDE TIRES CRUSHED THE CAR & ITS DRIVER

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