Gopher Construction operator
Controlled by
Don W Tibbals
MSHA operator ID: L07405
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Mines on record
- 2
- Years on record
- 2002–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
321
citations
87
significant & substantial
$362,513
proposed penalties
$157,335
paid to date
43% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $205,178 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
99
inspections on record
1,361
inspection hours
23.6
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.321 citations across 1,361 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.$363K
proposed penalties
$157K
current assessed
$157K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
312 assessments are final orders; 37 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 1 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2025
1
2002
1
Mines on record
- Trico Pit NV
- Reno Rock & Asphalt NV
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