0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $14,944 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2021
3
inspections on record
171
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: 171 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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$0
paid to date
$15K
outstanding
14 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-02-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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A visitor to the mine site was in a unauthorized area running a sluice box in a unstable trench when it collapsed and buried them. The trench was tapered and made safe to remove their body.
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