Mining Incidents

Peter R Dawson controller

MSHA controller ID: 0108687

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
22
Mines on record
6
Years on record
2013–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2013
356
citations
100
significant & substantial
$360,927
proposed penalties
$184,751
paid to date
51% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $176,176 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2013
103
inspections on record
2,019
inspection hours
17.6
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.
356 citations across 2,019 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.
$361K
proposed penalties
$304K
current assessed
$185K
paid to date
$120K
outstanding
324 assessments are final orders; 13 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-02.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2025
4 (1f)
2024
5
2022
2
2021
1
2019
1
2018
1
2017
1
2016
5
2014
1
2013
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
June 15, 2025 OK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY
P&K Stone LLC · Struck by falling object

It rained and the mining pit needed to be dewatered. EE was at the mine site alone. It was reported that EE's spouse, was in the truck on the mine site while EE went into the pit. EE moved the telehandler into the pit, parked it on the bottom of the pit parallel on the ramp. EE exited the tele. While standing outside of the tele facing east, the tele fell over onto EE, crushing EE.

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