Bates-Hunter Mine has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $343 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2006–2021
Latest incident
Oct 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
53
citations
10
significant & substantial
$11,668
proposed penalties
$11,325
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $343 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
48
inspections on record
814
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: 814 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Bates-Hunter Mine has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $343 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
ⓘDifferences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$12K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$343
outstanding
52 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘCitations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Employee was swatting at a wasp. In the process the employee was stepping backwards and not watching the steps behind. The employee walked off a step and fell onto their back. The employee sustained a compression fracture to the L1 vertebrae.
2007 · 1 incident
November 20, 2007CO · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Chemical burn to feet, lime solution 8%. Safety gear provided not used ie. rubber boots. Third degree burns in areas of the feet. Antibiotic (cephalexin) and, (Oxycodine) pain killer were prescribed. Has not been released to come to work at this time.
While working underground lifting timbers and twisting at the same time caused some lower back pain and an injury to the rihgt hip area.
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