Mining Incidents

Scott Branson; Valerie Branson controller

MSHA controller ID: 0177581

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Mines on record
0
Years on record
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2025
4
citations
1
significant & substantial
$453
proposed penalties
$0
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $453 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2024
3
inspections on record
38
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: 38 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.
$453
proposed penalties
$453
current assessed
$0
paid to date
$453
outstanding
3 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-09-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents associated with this controller.

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