LYNCH CORP has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7K outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1998–2025
Latest incident
Sep 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
137
citations
32
significant & substantial
$25,482
proposed penalties
$18,847
paid to date
74% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $6,635 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
62
inspections on record
1,142
inspection hours
12.0
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.
137 citations across 1,142 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
LYNCH CORP has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7K outstanding across 5 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.
$25K
proposed penalties
$25K
current assessed
$19K
paid to date
$7K
outstanding
133 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-10.
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
IDS driver was instructed by Lynch to dump employee's load under unsafe conditions. The berm that the Lynch operator constructed was inadequate/non-existent due to the pile being dug into by Lynch from below. This caused the earth to fall away under back tires. End dump rolled down embankment flipping and landing on its roof. Employee was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Reportable incidents
5 on file (excluding fatalities above)
2013 · 1 incident
May 2, 2013RI · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE was completing repair to skirt board rubber on a converyor. Reinstalled the guards and proceeded to step off backward off the frame and at this moment his wedding band became wedged on the wire screen grard.
March 2, 2006RI · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
EE completed welding task to area of primary jaw hopper. Removed welding hood to locate different area to weld. Used welding glove as a shield rather that hood to tack weld area. (Retrained EE).
1998 · 1 incident
September 2, 1998RI · Metal/Non-Metaloutside foreman, leadmanMACHINERY
ON 9/2/98 AT 1PM EE WAS INJURED WHILE CUTTING TREES IN OUR QUARRY. EE WAS STRUCK IN THE LOWER LEFT LEG BY A 3" DIAMETER THREE THAT HE WAS CUTTING. EE RECEIVED A BROKEN LOWER LEFT LEG
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