Mining Incidents

Ferroglobe USA Mining, LLC operator

Controlled by Ferroglobe PLC
MSHA operator ID: 0080224
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
64
Mines on record
12
Years on record
2007–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
2,656
citations
713
significant & substantial
$854,147
proposed penalties
$632,191
paid to date
74% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $221,956 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
718
inspections on record
38,839
inspection hours
6.8
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.
2,656 citations across 38,839 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$854K
proposed penalties
$635K
current assessed
$632K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
2,574 assessments are final orders; 178 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
1
2024
4
2023
3
2022
4
2021
1
2020
1
2019
3
2018
5
2017
5
2016
2
2015
6
2014
3
2013
9
2012
4
2011
4
2010
3
2009
1
2008
2
2007
3

Mines on record

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