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Hinkle Contracting Company LLC operator

Controlled by CRH PLC
MSHA operator ID: L02333
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
124
Mines on record
16
Years on record
1985–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,061
citations
257
significant & substantial
$352,063
proposed penalties
$265,709
paid to date
75% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $86,354 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
914
inspections on record
15,664
inspection hours
6.8
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.
1,061 citations across 15,664 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.
$352K
proposed penalties
$267K
current assessed
$266K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
1,046 assessments are final orders; 16 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2025
2
2022
2
2021
5
2019
2
2017
1
2016
3
2015
1
2013
2
2012
2
2011
1
2010
2
2009
3
2008
4
2007
4
2006
4 (1f)
2004
3
2003
2
2002
2
2001
1
2000
3 (1f)
1999
5
1998
3
1997
2
1996
5
1995
8
1994
1
1993
6
1992
9
1991
5
1990
3
1989
9
1988
4
1987
10
1986
2
1985
3

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
May 23, 2006 KY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Hinkle Contracting Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON CONVEYOR BELT EMPLOYEE WAS PINNED BETWEEN WA500 KOMATSU LOADER AND CONVEYOR BELT LINE RESULTING IN HIS DEATH.

January 27, 2000 TN · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper Fatality · MACHINERY
Hinkle Contracting Company LLC · Struck against a moving object

WHEN POSITIONING THE DRILL, THE RIGHT REAR LEVELING FOOT SANK INTO A MUD SEAM ALLOWING THE DRILL TO OVERTURN. THE DRILL SLID OVER THE EDGE OF HIGHWALL AND THE ROCK LEDGE CRUSHED THE DRILL OPER ATORS COMPARTMENT CAUSING DEATH OF DRILL OPERATOR.

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