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MSHA controller ID: 0129941

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Fatalities
6
Total incidents
2620
Mines on record
11
Years on record
1983–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
480
citations
97
significant & substantial
$406,598
proposed penalties
$202,015
paid to date
50% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $204,583 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2016
227
inspections on record
15,523
inspection hours
3.1
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.
480 citations across 15,523 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.
$407K
proposed penalties
$396K
current assessed
$202K
paid to date
$194K
outstanding
459 assessments are final orders; 15 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-02.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2026
5
2025
1
2024
13
2023
9
2022
4
2021
6
2020
6
2019
14
2018
9
2017
24
2016
7
1999
59
1998
44
1997
62
1996
69
1995
87
1994
91 (1f)
1993
106
1992
119
1991
99
1990
154
1989
12

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

6 recorded
November 13, 1994 TX · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · MACHINERY
Luminant Mining Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

DOZER OPERATOR RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES WHEN THE DOZER HE HAD BEEN OPERATING BACKED OVER HIM.

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