Mining Incidents

Thomas A Gaedtke controller

MSHA controller ID: 0071791

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2008–2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
125
citations
32
significant & substantial
$22,407
proposed penalties
$22,407
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
78
inspections on record
1,153
inspection hours
10.8
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.
125 citations across 1,153 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.
$22K
proposed penalties
$22K
current assessed
$22K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
125 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2022
1
2016
1
2008
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

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