Mining Incidents

Hilltop Basic Resources, Inc. operator

Controlled by John F Steele Jr
MSHA operator ID: L00953
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
357
Mines on record
4
Years on record
1983–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
324
citations
86
significant & substantial
$106,671
proposed penalties
$97,641
paid to date
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $9,030 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
111
inspections on record
2,517
inspection hours
12.9
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.
324 citations across 2,517 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.
$107K
proposed penalties
$99K
current assessed
$98K
paid to date
$981
outstanding
317 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2025
5
2024
3
2023
1
2022
1
2021
2
2020
1
2019
5
2018
6
2017
4
2016
1
2015
3
2014
2
2013
3
2012
2
2011
1
2010
2
2009
2
2008
6
2007
10
2006
6
2005
4
2004
5
2003
6
2002
8
2001
14
2000
8
1999
13
1998
20
1997
16
1996
15
1995
23
1994
27
1993
20
1992
17
1991
13
1990
23
1989
26
1988
15
1987
6
1986
3
1985
3
1984
2
1983
4

Mines on record

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