Mining Incidents

U.S. Steel Canada; Cliffs Natural Resources Inc controller

MSHA controller ID: M08580

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1654
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1989–2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
4,197
citations
737
significant & substantial
$4,020,232
proposed penalties
$3,202,245
paid to date
80% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $817,987 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
238
inspections on record
23,632
inspection hours
17.8
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.
4,197 citations across 23,632 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.
$4.0M
proposed penalties
$3.2M
current assessed
$3.2M
paid to date
$0
outstanding
4,170 assessments are final orders; 59 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-09-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2017
22
2016
20
2015
28
2014
36
2013
43
2012
36
2011
29
2010
37
2009
22
2008
26
2007
31
2006
27 (1f)
2005
16
2004
21
2003
30
2002
44
2001
74
2000
68
1999
66
1998
94
1997
95
1996
106
1995
29

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
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