Cowden Inc operator
Controlled by
Steven B Cowden
MSHA operator ID: L32169
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 1991–1993
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
123
citations
19
significant & substantial
$13,589
proposed penalties
$13,577
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $12 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
98
inspections on record
1,403
inspection hours
8.8
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.123 citations across 1,403 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.$14K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
123 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-12-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 2 non-fatal
Incident timeline
1993
1
1991
1
Mines on record
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