Mining Incidents

Walt Miles controller

MSHA controller ID: M00659

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
226
Mines on record
29
Years on record
1983–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,347
citations
240
significant & substantial
$347,723
proposed penalties
$247,612
paid to date
71% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $100,111 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1,017
inspections on record
15,337
inspection hours
8.8
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.
1,347 citations across 15,337 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.
$348K
proposed penalties
$249K
current assessed
$248K
paid to date
$906
outstanding
1,323 assessments are final orders; 45 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
2
2025
8
2024
2
2023
5
2022
5
2021
3
2020
3
2019
2
2018
7
2017
3
2016
4
2015
4
2014
6
2013
4
2012
7
2011
8
2010
2
2009
5
2008
6
2007
8
2006
7
2005
10
2004
7
2003
9 (1f)
2002
7
2001
9
2000
5
1999
5
1998
4
1997
6
1996
5
1995
3
1994
6
1993
7
1992
7
1991
6
1990
10
1989
8
1988
3
1987
6
1986
1
1983
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
July 22, 2003 WA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Concrete Nor'west · Contact with electrical current

BOOM TRUCK OPERATOR APPARENTLY SWUNG LOAD NEAR POWERLINE. EMPLOYEE LENDING A HAND TO UNHOOK LOAD WAS ELECTROCUTED.

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