Employee was shrink wrapping a pallet with a weed burner and for some unknown reason he burned himself and was found by a co-worker in a serious burn condition. He is burned over 36% of his body including left arm, which has been amputated, and his right upper arm, chest and face. The cause of death was mucomuyosis (fungal infection).
Diamond K Gypsum Inc operator
Controlled by
Karen Palmer
MSHA operator ID: L32583
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
108
citations
20
significant & substantial
$14,290
proposed penalties
$14,290
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
74
inspections on record
1,672
inspection hours
6.5
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.108 citations across 1,672 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
104 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-07-02.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 fatality · 4 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 3 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 3 non-fatal
- POISONING (TOXIC MATERIALS) 3 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 2 non-fatal
- STRIKING OR BUMPING 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2025
2
2024
1
2023
2
2021
1
2018
1
2014
1 (1f)
2012
1
2008
1
2007
1
2005
1
2004
1
2000
3
1999
1
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
1 recorded
June 14, 2014
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Diamond K Gypsum Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
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