F.S. Lopke - Buck Plant has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $679 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2024–2025
Latest incident
Apr 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
37
citations
6
significant & substantial
$6,980
proposed penalties
$5,288
paid to date
76% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,692 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2012
23
inspections on record
376
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: 376 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
F.S. Lopke - Buck Plant has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $679 outstanding across 1 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$679
outstanding
33 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-13.
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
6,562
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
6,989
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
7,514
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
865
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
6,180
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
10,322
7
0
678.2
2024 Q2
8,680
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
2,280
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
8,389
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
11,299
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
10,229
1
1
97.8
2023 Q1
3,307
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
7,598
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
10,906
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
9,221
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
1,889
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
8,276
1
1
120.8
2021 Q3
10,042
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
8,116
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
741
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
5,886
1
0
169.9
2020 Q3
6,665
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
5,974
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
620
1
0
1612.9
2019 Q4
6,299
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
9,852
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
9,077
3
0
330.5
2019 Q1
773
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
5,607
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
9,441
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
8,390
2
0
238.4
2018 Q1
973
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
6,261
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
9,527
3
0
314.9
2017 Q2
8,044
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
132
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
5,916
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
7,280
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
6,715
1
0
148.9
2016 Q1
915
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
4,804
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
7,546
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
6,527
1
0
153.2
2015 Q1
598
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
4,262
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
7,260
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
6,007
1
0
166.5
2014 Q1
936
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
5,362
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
6,912
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
6,599
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
2,907
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
4,604
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
9,537
7
2
734.0
2012 Q2
8,953
4
1
446.8
2012 Q1
3,161
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
11,091
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
7,975
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file
2025 · 1 incident
April 22, 2025NY · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerDISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Hearing test were conducted on 4/22/25. Hearing Test results received 4/29/25: Left ear has moderately severe hearing loss at some high frequencies. Required placement on MSHA log
2024 · 1 incident
July 10, 2024NY · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
Loader operator was backing away from stockpile & was looking behind self and tire went in a rut and the way EE's body was turned & when EE hit the rut it tweaked EE's back.
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