Mining Incidents

Bucklen Equipment Company Incorporated operator

Controlled by Michael Allen Bucklen
MSHA operator ID: L31305
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2007–2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
61
citations
17
significant & substantial
$11,411
proposed penalties
$11,411
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
46
inspections on record
594
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: 594 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
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.
$11K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
61 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2008
1
2007
1

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