Meadows has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2019–2025
Latest incident
Apr 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2018
63
citations
18
significant & substantial
$17,810
proposed penalties
$16,741
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,069 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2018
29
inspections on record
436
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: 436 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Meadows has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K 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.
$18K
proposed penalties
$18K
current assessed
$17K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
63 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-16.
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
20,866
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
21,252
2
1
94.1
2025 Q2
21,336
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
18,956
7
2
369.3
2024 Q4
20,154
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
20,038
1
0
49.9
2024 Q2
20,902
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
21,285
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
23,109
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
24,046
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
23,271
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
21,106
6
3
284.3
2022 Q4
20,722
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
23,859
4
1
167.7
2022 Q2
24,129
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
25,031
3
1
119.9
2021 Q4
25,896
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
25,801
1
0
38.8
2021 Q2
26,804
3
1
111.9
2021 Q1
26,088
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
23,514
3
0
127.6
2020 Q3
31,386
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
30,531
3
0
98.3
2020 Q1
30,019
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
24,256
10
4
412.3
2019 Q3
26,030
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
28,020
6
1
214.1
2019 Q1
26,280
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
21,904
4
1
182.6
2018 Q3
24,863
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
31,696
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
20,945
5
3
238.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
10 on file
2025 · 1 incident
April 2, 2025AL · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
January 9, 2024AL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
August 7, 2023AL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was exiting the maintenance truck and as they put weight on their left foot on the step below, they slipped and landed on their right foot, turning their ankle.
2022 · 1 incident
January 26, 2022AL · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The employee parked the 740 Cat Haul Truck on uneven ground. The Employee left the cab to perform some tasks by the wash plant. When getting back into the 740 Haul truck, the step was higher than normal because uneven ground under the ladder, and as EE climbed onto the trucks ladder, EE pulled a muscle in their left leg.
2021 · 2 incidents
August 16, 2021AL · Metal/Non-Metalscoop tram operator, load/haul/dump operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The employee stated that while backing in to be loaded by excavator, the excavator operator lowered the bucket into the bed of the truck causing the truck to abruptly stop. The truck operator stated that's this caused pain in their lower back.
2020 · 2 incidents
October 1, 2020AL · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSTRIKING OR BUMPING
The employee was exiting the haul truck when EE bumped EE's knee on one of the steps.
April 27, 2020AL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Driver of a haul truck fell asleep, ran off the road, and turned truck on its side. The driver got a small cut on the head that required one stitch.
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