Mining Incidents

Rick Joy controller

MSHA controller ID: 0040602

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Mines on record
5
Years on record
2013–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
104
citations
18
significant & substantial
$15,651
proposed penalties
$13,503
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,148 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
159
inspections on record
1,422
inspection hours
7.3
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.
104 citations across 1,422 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.
$16K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
101 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
1
2025
1
2024
1
2022
1
2018
2
2013
1

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