Mining Incidents

Richard C Schumitsch controller

MSHA controller ID: M06741

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1999–2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
100
citations
18
significant & substantial
$13,520
proposed penalties
$13,443
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $77 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
68
inspections on record
663
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: 663 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.
$14K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$43
outstanding
100 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-06-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2006
1
1999
1

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