Hecla Greens Creek Mining Company operator
Controlled by
Hecla Mining Company
MSHA operator ID: L11319
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 527
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 1989–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,270
citations
213
significant & substantial
$600,217
proposed penalties
$570,400
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $29,817 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
203
inspections on record
17,877
inspection hours
7.1
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.1,270 citations across 17,877 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.$600K
proposed penalties
$571K
current assessed
$570K
paid to date
$219
outstanding
1,216 assessments are final orders; 11 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 147 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 116 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 61 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 52 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 37 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 32 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
6
2025
15
2024
15
2023
8
2022
9
2021
7
2020
5
2019
10
2018
13
2017
15
2016
20
2015
26
2014
9
2013
9
2012
16
2011
22
2010
18
2009
19
2008
7
2007
12
2006
12
2005
10
2004
10
2003
9
2002
18
2001
7
2000
16
1999
14
1998
18
1997
12
1996
15
1995
15
1994
3
1993
14
1992
20
1991
39
1990
29
1989
5
Mines on record
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