Mining Incidents

C & H Excavation LLC operator

Controlled by Cliff E Simpson
MSHA operator ID: 0162853
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2022–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2019
67
citations
12
significant & substantial
$31,801
proposed penalties
$23,984
paid to date
75% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,817 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2019
28
inspections on record
416
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: 416 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.
$32K
proposed penalties
$24K
current assessed
$24K
paid to date
$302
outstanding
67 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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2026
1
2025
1
2022
1

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