Big D. Enterprises, Inc.: 82 MSHA citations operator
MSHA operator ID: 0129394
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Mines on record
- 0
- Years on record
- —
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2013
82
citations
29
significant & substantial
$23,661
proposed penalties
$4,799
paid to date
20% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $18,862 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2013
39
inspections on record
1,186
inspection hours
6.9
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.82 citations across 1,186 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$24K
proposed penalties
$24K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$19K
outstanding
75 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.37.7%
significant & substantial
15.6%
high negligence or reckless
37.7%
reasonably likely or greater
35.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 10.4% low, 74.0% moderate, 15.6% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.Respirable coal dust
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Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Last sampled: 2026-06-25
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Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
115
samples
1.10
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
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The excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.64 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 51 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR43
- HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR26
- REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE16
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2023-12-226.1
silica avg (%)
7
samples
10.1
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR5
- HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR2
Noise
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Last sampled: 2025-07-09
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.0%
over PEL
43
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR12
- REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE10
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER8
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents associated with this operator.
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Where Big D. Enterprises, Inc. stands on silica, penalties, and injury rate
MSHA's standard limits respirable silica to 50 micrograms per cubic metre, but MSHA publishes dust and quartz as separate files and never the silica figure itself. We derive it per sample, score it against the limit, and set the operator's injury rate against a benchmark built from the full MSHA operator record. With the 26-year penalty trail, contest posture, and fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.
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