Mining Incidents

Butala Construction Company operator

Controlled by Frank Butala
MSHA operator ID: L07153
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1988–2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
196
citations
55
significant & substantial
$64,756
proposed penalties
$63,218
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,538 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
65
inspections on record
950
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: 950 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.
$65K
proposed penalties
$63K
current assessed
$63K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
195 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2008
1
2007
1
1988
1

Mines on record

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