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Richard Voss controller

MSHA controller ID: M38771

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
31
Mines on record
2
Years on record
1994–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
477
citations
110
significant & substantial
$266,795
proposed penalties
$228,073
paid to date
85% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $38,722 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
164
inspections on record
3,002
inspection hours
15.9
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.
477 citations across 3,002 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.
$267K
proposed penalties
$228K
current assessed
$228K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
471 assessments are final orders; 22 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2025
1
2022
1
2019
1
2017
2
2016
2
2013
3 (1f)
2012
3
2007
1
2006
6
2004
2
2003
5
2002
1
1997
1
1994
2

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
June 13, 2013 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Stevens Creek Quarry Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was attempting to bring disabled truck down from the upper most harvest area. As he was dumping load, breaks let loose & truck went down uncontrollably. As it came to the next lower level, it hit a berm causing the miner to be ejected through the right hand window & was presumed to have been struck by a part of truck.

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