Mining Incidents

W (Wallace) Jaxon Baker controller

MSHA controller ID: M06034

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
89
Mines on record
7
Years on record
1987–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
718
citations
223
significant & substantial
$391,844
proposed penalties
$363,588
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $28,256 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
144
inspections on record
2,999
inspection hours
23.9
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.
718 citations across 2,999 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.
$392K
proposed penalties
$364K
current assessed
$364K
paid to date
$609
outstanding
709 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
1
2025
1
2021
1
2020
1
2019
1
2018
1
2016
3
2015
1
2014
2
2013
3
2012
5
2011
2
2010
3
2008
2
2006
6
2005
2
2003
1
2001
1
2000
1
1999
5
1996
2 (1f)
1995
2
1994
4
1993
9
1992
3
1991
2
1990
8
1989
3
1988
7
1987
6

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
April 23, 1996 NV · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner Fatality · MACHINERY
Jaxon Enterprises · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

NARITIVE PER PRELIMNINARY-THE VICTIM WAS TRAMMING UPHILL WITH A RUBBER TIRE CRANE. THE CRANE WASOBSERVED ROLLING BACKWARD. THE CRANE TIPPED OVER& CRUSHED THE VICTIM. WITNESS STATED THAT THE CR ANE TRAVELED UP THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 100'. IT STOPPED & THE OPERATOR STARTED BACKING DOWN THE ROADWITH HIS HEAD OUTSIDE THE CAB WINDOW LOOKING IN THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. AT THE BOTTOM IT WRECK

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