Mining Incidents

Preston McQuigg; James Baenisch; Martha DeVasher controller

MSHA controller ID: 0158305

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2020–2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2020
30
citations
4
significant & substantial
$4,701
proposed penalties
$4,518
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $183 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2020
19
inspections on record
267
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: 267 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$183
outstanding
30 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2023
1
2022
1
2020
1

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Mines on record

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