Mining Incidents

Trans Alta Corp controller

MSHA controller ID: C15930

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
229
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2000–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
272
citations
44
significant & substantial
$48,170
proposed penalties
$46,231
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,939 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
181
inspections on record
10,083
inspection hours
2.7
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.
272 citations across 10,083 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.
$48K
proposed penalties
$46K
current assessed
$46K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
267 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-12-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
1
2024
1
2023
1
2021
1
2019
1
2018
8 (1f)
2017
2
2016
1
2015
6
2011
1
2010
1
2007
3
2006
37
2005
23
2004
32
2003
27
2002
26
2001
42
2000
15

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
December 29, 2018 WA · Coal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand Fatality · MACHINERY

The victim drowned when the dredge ee was operating sank.

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