Mining Incidents

William W Burton controller

MSHA controller ID: M31349

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Mines on record
2
Years on record
1996–2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
91
citations
20
significant & substantial
$11,264
proposed penalties
$11,264
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
78
inspections on record
1,339
inspection hours
6.8
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.
91 citations across 1,339 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.
$11K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
89 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-05-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2015
1
2012
1
2000
1
1997
1
1996
1

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