Tom Foss controller
MSHA controller ID: M02881
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 1997–2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
176
citations
33
significant & substantial
$44,741
proposed penalties
$33,083
paid to date
74% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $11,658 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
60
inspections on record
1,147
inspection hours
15.3
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.176 citations across 1,147 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.$45K
proposed penalties
$33K
current assessed
$33K
paid to date
$151
outstanding
175 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 4 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 2 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 1 non-fatal
- OTHER 1 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 non-fatal
- STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2011
1
2008
1
2005
2
1999
1
1997
5
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The full compliance file on Tom Foss
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.