Mining Incidents

Bowes Construction Inc operator

Controlled by Jason Bowes
MSHA operator ID: L31173
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
11
Mines on record
4
Years on record
1994–2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
365
citations
104
significant & substantial
$224,043
proposed penalties
$145,412
paid to date
65% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $78,631 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
189
inspections on record
2,891
inspection hours
12.6
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.
365 citations across 2,891 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.
$224K
proposed penalties
$147K
current assessed
$145K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
361 assessments are final orders; 25 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2024
1
2023
1 (1f)
2016
1
2010
2
2007
1
2005
1
1999
1
1998
1
1997
1
1994
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
May 2, 2023 SD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Bowes Construction Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner was found to be ran over by a stacker while crushing at our East Pit. Miner was deceased when found by other miners.

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