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Stephen P Lynch Jr; David C Lynch Sr controller

MSHA controller ID: M10524

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
6
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1998–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
164
citations
31
significant & substantial
$29,359
proposed penalties
$23,916
paid to date
81% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,443 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
90
inspections on record
1,494
inspection hours
11.0
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.
164 citations across 1,494 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.
$29K
proposed penalties
$29K
current assessed
$24K
paid to date
$5K
outstanding
159 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2025
1 (1f)
2013
1
2011
1
2006
2
1998
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
September 8, 2025 RI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Lynch Corp. · Struck against a moving object

IDS driver was instructed by Lynch to dump employee's load under unsafe conditions. The berm that the Lynch operator constructed was inadequate/non-existent due to the pile being dug into by Lynch from below. This caused the earth to fall away under back tires. End dump rolled down embankment flipping and landing on its roof. Employee was pronounced dead at the hospital.

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