Festus Underground has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2018–2023
Latest incident
Jun 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2017
45
citations
3
significant & substantial
$7,112
proposed penalties
$6,648
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $464 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2017
50
inspections on record
1,013
inspection hours
4.4
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.
45 citations across 1,013 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Festus Underground has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
42 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-06-04.
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
763
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
3,010
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
2,678
1
0
373.4
2025 Q1
599
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
889
1
0
1124.9
2024 Q3
544
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
3,820
1
1
261.8
2023 Q3
11,602
2
0
172.4
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q2
14,994
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
15,515
1
0
64.5
2022 Q4
12,981
1
0
77.0
2022 Q3
13,158
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
15,369
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
13,111
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
12,213
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
12,596
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
13,663
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
12,139
2
0
164.8
2020 Q4
13,608
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
10,811
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
8,702
1
0
114.9
2020 Q1
17,466
2
0
114.5
2019 Q4
6,598
4
1
606.2
2019 Q3
14,016
2
0
142.7
2019 Q2
9,647
2
0
207.3
2019 Q1
14,127
1
0
70.8
2018 Q4
12,339
2
0
162.1
2018 Q3
13,211
4
0
302.8
2018 Q2
25,760
9
0
349.4
2018 Q1
20,186
8
1
396.3
2017 Q4
22,306
1
0
44.8
2017 Q3
24,090
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
1,125
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
982
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file
2023 · 2 incidents
June 20, 2023MO · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerPOWERED HAULAGE
EE was operating a 980 FEL when pain was felt in the lower back.
June 15, 2023MO · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Fred Weber, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee states they were hand scaling and went to swing the hand bar at a rock when the bar slipped out of their hand and caught the right pinky finger between the hand bar and the top rail of the manlift basket. The pinky finger suffered a fracture.
2020 · 1 incident
December 11, 2020MO · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Technician was removing a transmission plate from under a 980G loader when the plate fell on EE's left arm causing a fracture. The plate was held by one bolt which bent/broke causing the plate to fall.
Employee stated was lifting bags of ANFO and felt a strain in the left shoulder. Went to the doctor on 6/14/2019 and was referred to physical therapy. Was first aid until then.
2018 · 4 incidents
August 7, 2018MO · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Technician was installing a suspension cylinder on a 773 Off Road truck. While attempting to push the rigged cylinder in to place technician felt a pinch and pain in lower back.
May 31, 2018MO · Metal/Non-Metalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee stated that while loading a shot at the face, a shot tube hooked on the lift basket, stretched, broke, and initiated the hole.
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