Mining Incidents

Dicaperl Minerals LLC operator

MSHA operator ID: L12754
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
400
Mines on record
3
Years on record
1983–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
495
citations
143
significant & substantial
$180,777
proposed penalties
$149,056
paid to date
82% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $31,721 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
167
inspections on record
3,747
inspection hours
13.2
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.
495 citations across 3,747 inspection hours.
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.
$181K
proposed penalties
$149K
current assessed
$149K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
491 assessments are final orders; 20 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2025
3
2024
2
2023
4
2022
6
2021
6
2020
2
2019
6
2018
4
2017
3
2016
2
2015
3
2013
1
2012
1
2011
2
2008
2
2007
1
2006
4
2005
7
2004
10
2003
4
2002
14
2001
11
2000
6
1999
5
1998
10
1997
11
1996
16
1995
17
1994
27
1993
22
1992
16
1991
11
1990
41 (1f)
1989
28
1988
19
1987
18
1986
23
1985
19
1984
5
1983
8

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
December 15, 1990 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Dicaperl Minerals LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEES WERE PUSHING RAIL CAR INTO PLACE FOR TARE WEIGHING & LOADING WITH FRONT-END LOADER EMPLOYEE WAS FATALLY INJURED-CAUGHT BETWEEN RAIL & RAIL CAR

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