Mining Incidents

Russell Kuwaye controller

MSHA controller ID: M11955

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2013–2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
126
citations
39
significant & substantial
$60,028
proposed penalties
$37,706
paid to date
63% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $22,322 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
51
inspections on record
865
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: 865 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.
$60K
proposed penalties
$38K
current assessed
$38K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
123 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-11.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2022
2
2018
1
2013
1

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Mines on record

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