HNS Inc operator
Controlled by
Jeff Hines
MSHA operator ID: L15948
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2006–2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
344
citations
104
significant & substantial
$180,778
proposed penalties
$141,549
paid to date
78% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $39,229 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
90
inspections on record
1,483
inspection hours
23.2
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.344 citations across 1,483 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.$181K
proposed penalties
$149K
current assessed
$142K
paid to date
$7K
outstanding
341 assessments are final orders; 14 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 1 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2021
1
2006
1
Mines on record
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