McPherson Mine has $9K 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
1
Years on record
2021
Latest incident
Oct 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
56
citations
10
significant & substantial
$9,179
proposed penalties
$7,454
paid to date
81% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,725 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2013
18
inspections on record
218
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: 218 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
McPherson Mine has $9K 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.
$9K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
46 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-16.
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
544
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
514
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
710
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
489
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
600
1
0
1666.7
2024 Q3
376
10
1
26595.7
2024 Q2
310
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
370
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
350
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
320
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
98
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
35
1
0
28571.4
2022 Q4
100
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
90
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
170
10
3
58823.5
2022 Q1
120
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
122
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
136
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
150
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
100
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
180
4
1
22222.2
2020 Q3
122
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
130
1
0
7692.3
2020 Q1
160
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
190
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
118
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
158
2
1
12658.2
2019 Q1
64
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
186
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
120
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
60
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
10
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
169
8
1
47337.3
2017 Q3
234
5
1
21367.5
2017 Q1
0
0
0
2016 Q4
0
0
0
2016 Q3
124
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
184
4
1
21739.1
2016 Q1
0
0
0
2015 Q4
258
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
0
0
0
2015 Q2
340
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
0
0
0
2014 Q4
99
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
264
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
261
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
127
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
389
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
0
0
0
2013 Q2
647
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
130
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
523
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
237
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
347
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2021 · 1 incident
October 29, 2021KS · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee had been loading dirt from stockpile that is hauled in from offsite. Employee got out of machine to check cleanliness of bucket. Employee was climbing steps to enter cab of wheel loader when hand slipped from hand railing. Employee fell backward landing on ground. Employee sustained broken ribs from fall.
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