De-source has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $6K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2002–2018
Latest incident
Jul 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
47
citations
8
significant & substantial
$10,596
proposed penalties
$4,551
paid to date
43% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $6,045 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
37
inspections on record
446
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: 446 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
De-source has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $6K 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.
$11K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$6K
outstanding
47 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-07.
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
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4
675
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
4,800
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
4,800
2
0
416.7
2023 Q1
4,320
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
4,320
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
4,320
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
4,800
5
0
1041.7
2022 Q1
4,800
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2021 Q4
4,800
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
4,800
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
4,800
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
4,800
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
2,280
1
0
438.6
2020 Q3
2,280
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
2,880
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
2,880
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
2,880
1
0
347.2
2019 Q3
2,880
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
2,880
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
2,880
3
1
1041.7
2018 Q4
3,840
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
5,040
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
4,800
1
0
208.3
2018 Q1
4,800
3
0
625.0
2016 Q4
353
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
487
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
448
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
432
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
498
1
0
2008.0
2015 Q3
550
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
553
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
472
2
0
4237.3
2014 Q4
565
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
554
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
634
8
3
12618.3
2014 Q1
648
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
600
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
548
1
0
1824.8
2013 Q2
426
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
340
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
413
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
391
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
333
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
285
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
586
2
0
3413.0
2011 Q3
814
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
896
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
1,472
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
915
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
191
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
521
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
500
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
356
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
500
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
514
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
646
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
444
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
567
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
319
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
166
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
229
2
0
8733.6
2007 Q3
512
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
927
2
0
2157.5
2007 Q1
1,024
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
1,001
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
880
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
1,053
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
1,337
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
1,221
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
1,141
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
1,042
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
968
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
471
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
447
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
430
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
605
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
1,261
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
1,478
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
693
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
739
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
747
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
1,208
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
1,053
1
0
949.7
2002 Q1
1,037
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
904
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file
2018 · 1 incident
July 26, 2018OR · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY
Employee was straightening external guard on Swamp Cooler and accidently stuck finger through guard and cut finger on the fan blade. Employee however, was reprimanded because EE failed to properly turn off fan motor. EE was sent to ER, wound did not require no more than First Aid treatment (cleaning of wound and bandage).
2005 · 1 incident
August 22, 2005OR · Metal/Non-Metalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
FOR 3 1/2 MONTHS EE HAS BEEN BAGGING & STACKING BAGS ON PALLETS BY HAND, UP TO 12 TIERS HIGH. REPETATIVELY HITTING BAGS FROM SIDE TO SIDE TO SETTLE PRODUCT, LIFTING EACH BAG OFF OF BAGGER, EITHER BENDING DOWN OR LIFTING BAGS OVER HEAD TO STACK DEPENDING ON TIER LEVEL. OVERUSE OF JOINTS AND BACK.
WORKER STANDING ON LADDER, REACHING OVER HEAD TO TAKE BOLTS OUT OF EQUIPMENT. BOLT WOULDN'T COME OUT - HIS GRIP SLIPPED CAUSING HIS BODY TO TWIST TO THE SIDE. THE MUSCLES IN HIS BACK KNOTTED U P.
July 11, 2002OR · Metal/Non-Metalmine manager, mine foreman, mine ownerMACHINERY
THE WORKER WAS GRINDING THE EDGE ON A PIECE FOR IRON, WHEN A SLIVER FLEW UP UNDERNEATH HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT EYE IT EMBEDDED INT HE PUPIL.
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