Mining Incidents

Ronald E Watson controller

MSHA controller ID: M01311

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
92
Mines on record
10
Years on record
1983–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
532
citations
100
significant & substantial
$105,686
proposed penalties
$89,103
paid to date
84% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $16,583 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
296
inspections on record
5,337
inspection hours
10.0
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.
532 citations across 5,337 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.
$106K
proposed penalties
$89K
current assessed
$89K
paid to date
$302
outstanding
527 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
1
2024
2
2023
1
2020
1
2018
1
2014
1
2013
1
2010
2
2009
1
2008
3
2007
1
2006
3
2005
3
2004
1
2002
4
2001
1
2000
1
1999
6
1998
7
1997
2
1996
1
1995
9
1994
5
1992
8
1991
5
1990
9
1989
3
1988
1
1987
2
1986
4
1983
2

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