Plant 4 has $95K 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
4
Years on record
1990–2009
Latest incident
Oct 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
76
citations
30
significant & substantial
$94,554
proposed penalties
$73,306
paid to date
78% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $21,248 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
32
inspections on record
445
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: 445 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Plant 4 has $95K 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.
$95K
proposed penalties
$73K
current assessed
$73K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
75 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-10-18.
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
0
0
0
2025 Q3
863
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
1,059
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
0
0
0
2024 Q4
617
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
969
0
0
0.0
2024 Q2
1,358
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
366
1
0
2732.2
2023 Q3
1,513
6
1
3965.6
2023 Q2
971
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
0
0
0
2022 Q4
426
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
1,415
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
994
4
0
4024.1
2022 Q1
0
0
0
2021 Q4
0
0
0
2021 Q3
0
0
0
2021 Q2
0
0
0
2021 Q1
0
0
0
2020 Q4
0
0
0
2020 Q3
0
0
0
2020 Q2
124
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
0
0
0
2019 Q4
496
6
3
12096.8
2019 Q3
45
4
2
88888.9
2019 Q2
929
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
0
0
0
2018 Q4
0
0
0
2018 Q3
0
0
0
2018 Q2
99
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
0
0
0
2017 Q4
0
0
0
2017 Q3
0
0
0
2017 Q2
0
0
0
2017 Q1
0
0
0
2016 Q4
0
0
0
2016 Q3
0
0
0
2016 Q2
256
5
3
19531.2
2015 Q4
223
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
0
0
0
2015 Q2
0
0
0
2015 Q1
0
0
0
2014 Q4
314
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
1,565
4
3
2555.9
2014 Q2
746
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
0
0
0
2013 Q4
194
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
1,120
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
966
2
1
2070.4
2013 Q1
0
0
0
2012 Q4
542
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
2,386
7
3
2933.8
2012 Q2
0
0
0
2012 Q1
0
0
0
2011 Q4
0
0
0
2011 Q3
0
0
0
2011 Q2
0
0
0
2011 Q1
0
0
0
2010 Q4
1,321
11
4
8327.0
2010 Q3
1,483
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
1,333
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
0
0
0
2009 Q4
797
16
7
20075.3
2009 Q3
2,104
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
1,208
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
0
0
0
2008 Q4
700
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
1,153
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
1,063
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
0
0
0
2007 Q4
614
4
2
6514.7
2007 Q3
899
1
0
1112.3
2007 Q2
738
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
0
0
0
2006 Q4
88
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
1,213
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
415
5
1
12048.2
2006 Q1
0
0
0
2005 Q4
0
0
0
2005 Q3
1,664
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
619
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
1
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
1
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
1
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
689
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
1,484
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
829
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
773
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
1,080
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
517
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
668
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
1,395
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
761
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
1
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
1,114
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
1,304
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file
2009 · 1 incident
October 2, 2009MN · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerELECTRICAL
Light rain was falling, standing water, wet equipment, electrical wiring was color coded incorrectly and wired wrong in the junction box, the ground lead was wired into the buss bar and caused the equipment frame to become energized. Employee set up a metal ladder to inspect equipment and received electrical shock.
2007 · 1 incident
August 18, 2007MN · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorDISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A 300 LB ROCK FROM CRUSHER IT SHIFTED AND PINCHED LEFT HAND CAUSING A LACERATION. THE LACERATION REQUIRED EXTENSIVE STITCHING BUT NO BROKEN BONES OR TORN TENDONS IDE NTIFIED.
1990 · 1 incident
August 10, 1990MN · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorMACHINERY
I.NAME OPERATING CRUSHING OPERATION,NOTICED WIRE ON PRIMARY CRUSHER ENGINE WAS ARCING OR SHOOTING OUT FOR ALTERNATOR.TRACING WIRE TO ALT ALONGSIDE ENGINE BLOCK,REACHED BEHIND GUARDS,FOLLOWED W IRE TO ALT.TIPPED RIGHT HAND INTO FAN BLADE STRIKING BACKSIDE OF HAND CUTTING AND BREAKING POINTER & INDEX FINGER RIGHT HAND.
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