Mining Incidents

Wayne Patterson controller

MSHA controller ID: 0127401

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
23
Mines on record
4
Years on record
2016–2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
140
citations
29
significant & substantial
$43,034
proposed penalties
$43,034
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2016
55
inspections on record
770
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 770 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
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.
$43K
proposed penalties
$43K
current assessed
$43K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
140 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-03-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2020
2
2019
4
2018
5
2017
6
2016
6

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

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