99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,140 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
308
inspections on record
21,776
inspection hours
5.4
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.
1,173 citations across 21,776 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.
$918K
proposed penalties
$921K
current assessed
$911K
paid to date
$10K
outstanding
1,126 assessments are final orders; 33 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Hecla Limited · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
Two miners working in an underground bin excavation were attempting to level the muckpile by blowing muck down a hole at the brow. They were both tied to retractable fall restraints when the muckpile slid down the repose angle unexpectedly. One employee manually pulled his line and engaged his restraint but the second man was engulfed and suffocated by the finely broken muck.
April 15, 2011ID · Metal/Non-Metalledgeman/hand, quarry manFatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hecla Limited · Struck by falling object
A ground/roof fall occurred in the 6150-15 West Stope completely burying an employee under 30 feet of rock.
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