Santiago R Varela controller
MSHA controller ID: 0040691
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2016–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
169
citations
57
significant & substantial
$85,391
proposed penalties
$54,405
paid to date
64% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $30,986 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
123
inspections on record
1,253
inspection hours
13.5
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.169 citations across 1,253 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$85K
proposed penalties
$58K
current assessed
$54K
paid to date
$4K
outstanding
166 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 1 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 1 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2025
1
2021
1
2020
1
2016
1
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
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