Mining Incidents

Rhett Roberts controller

MSHA controller ID: 0041179

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
38
Mines on record
2
Years on record
2004–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
388
citations
75
significant & substantial
$96,666
proposed penalties
$93,073
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,593 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
158
inspections on record
8,002
inspection hours
4.8
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.
388 citations across 8,002 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.
$97K
proposed penalties
$93K
current assessed
$93K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
385 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
1
2025
1
2024
3
2023
3
2022
2
2020
3
2019
2
2018
3
2017
1
2016
1
2015
2
2014
4
2013
3
2012
2
2011
1
2009
1
2007
3
2006
1
2004
1

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