Cavalier Mineral, Inc. operator
Controlled by
Gary Dotson
MSHA operator ID: 0052632
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 20
- Mines on record
- 5
- Years on record
- 2004–2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
1,168
citations
223
significant & substantial
$367,792
proposed penalties
$213,061
paid to date
58% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $154,731 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
211
inspections on record
18,376
inspection hours
6.4
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.1,168 citations across 18,376 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.$368K
proposed penalties
$250K
current assessed
$213K
paid to date
$37K
outstanding
1,154 assessments are final orders; 14 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-01-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 6 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 5 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 4 non-fatal
- FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL 2 non-fatal
- FIRE 1 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2023
1
2019
2
2018
2
2016
1
2014
2
2013
1
2009
3
2008
1
2007
1
2006
3
2005
2
2004
1
Mines on record
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