Fayette County operator
Controlled by
Fayette County-IA
MSHA operator ID: L02081
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 14
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 1998–2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
116
citations
23
significant & substantial
$16,050
proposed penalties
$16,050
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
80
inspections on record
799
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: 799 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.$16K
proposed penalties
$16K
current assessed
$16K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
116 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-07-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 4 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 3 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 3 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 1 non-fatal
- OTHER 1 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2023
1
2018
1
2017
1
2016
1
2015
3
2014
1
2013
1
2009
1
2003
1
2001
1
2000
1
1998
1
Mines on record
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