Mining Incidents

Randy Gornitzky controller

MSHA controller ID: 0141561

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2020–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2018
105
citations
35
significant & substantial
$31,255
proposed penalties
$29,505
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,750 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2018
28
inspections on record
866
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: 866 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.
$31K
proposed penalties
$30K
current assessed
$30K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
102 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-11.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
1
2025
1
2024
2
2023
2
2022
1
2021
2
2020
1

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Mines on record

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