Duncan Plant has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K 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
2019–2025
Latest incident
Nov 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
30
citations
4
significant & substantial
$14,404
proposed penalties
$12,847
paid to date
89% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,557 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2016
24
inspections on record
351
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: 351 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Duncan Plant has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K 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.
$14K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
29 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-28.
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
10,040
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
9,365
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
10,276
4
3
389.3
2025 Q1
10,376
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
10,613
1
0
94.2
2024 Q3
9,469
2
0
211.2
2024 Q2
10,351
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
11,343
3
0
264.5
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
10,690
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
10,550
6
1
568.7
2023 Q2
11,377
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
12,443
1
0
80.4
2022 Q4
12,504
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
12,802
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
14,357
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
9,926
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
9,080
1
0
110.1
2021 Q3
6,955
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
11,659
1
0
85.8
2021 Q1
13,556
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
14,185
1
0
70.5
2020 Q3
12,191
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
12,588
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
14,114
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
12,916
1
0
77.4
2019 Q3
13,164
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
13,103
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
12,362
1
0
80.9
2018 Q4
11,615
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
9,263
1
0
108.0
2018 Q2
11,167
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
9,519
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
8,149
2
0
245.4
2017 Q3
8,936
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
8,273
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
7,974
1
0
125.4
2016 Q4
7,700
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
7,548
1
0
132.5
2016 Q2
6,876
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file
2025 · 2 incidents
November 13, 2025TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was assisting with repairs to the dredge using a cutting tool and torch to remove a bolt. Bolt head was struck with sledgehammer causing bolt to shear and fragment penetrating employee in lower abdomen. Employee was taken to ER and transferred to another hospital where employee is currently having emergency surgery
September 27, 2025TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employees were working on replacing some pipe on the dredge and while using a pry bar to pry a gasket off, the bar slipped and hit the miner in the face causing a laceration right under the left eye which required a total of 12 stitches.
2023 · 1 incident
August 18, 2023TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE
Two contractors were working on a chute job on one of our sites and the main contractor was in the telehandler and their EE was working on the catwalk when the operator dropped EE's water bottle and when reached to get it, lowered the boom. Causing their EE to be pinched in between the back of the forks and the stationary I-beam
2019 · 1 incident
April 2, 2019TX · Metal/Non-Metalmine manager, mine foreman, mine ownerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The EE was moving the swing cable to gain slack and make a connection to the anchor point, they tripped on uneven ground. The cable was in hands, waist level when they tripped. EE dropped it and caught themselves with their hands.The EE felt immediate pain in right shoulder. EE was taken to the doctor and prescribed pain medicine, muscle relaxers, and physical therapy.
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