Mining Incidents

Fred Weber, Inc. operator

Controlled by Fred Weber, Inc.
MSHA operator ID: L09617
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
272
Mines on record
14
Years on record
1987–2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
306
citations
62
significant & substantial
$133,574
proposed penalties
$115,343
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $18,231 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
371
inspections on record
7,430
inspection hours
4.1
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.
306 citations across 7,430 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.
$134K
proposed penalties
$116K
current assessed
$115K
paid to date
$302
outstanding
302 assessments are final orders; 20 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2023
2
2021
2
2020
2
2019
2
2018
8
2017
1
2015
1
2013
2 (1f)
2012
3
2011
1
2010
5
2009
5
2008
7
2007
12
2006
10
2005
22
2004
13
2003
15
2002
8
2001
7
2000
9
1999
13
1998
12
1997
15
1996
14
1995
17
1994
11
1993
9
1992
6
1991
6
1990
6
1989
4
1988
11
1987
11

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
March 27, 2013 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Fred Weber Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was operating a loader near the highwall when a shot was initiated.

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