Mining Incidents

Wilfredo Ruiz Nieves controller

MSHA controller ID: M33602

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2002–2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
144
citations
50
significant & substantial
$29,307
proposed penalties
$29,294
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $13 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
148
inspections on record
1,289
inspection hours
11.2
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.
144 citations across 1,289 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.
$29K
proposed penalties
$29K
current assessed
$29K
paid to date
$13
outstanding
139 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2012
2
2011
1
2010
1
2007
6
2006
2
2005
2
2004
3
2003
1
2002
1

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Mines on record

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