Kafka Granite operator
Controlled by
Glenn Kafka; Beverly Kafka
MSHA operator ID: L10890
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Mines on record
- 2
- Years on record
- 1989–2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
283
citations
52
significant & substantial
$64,295
proposed penalties
$59,868
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,427 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
120
inspections on record
1,788
inspection hours
15.8
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.283 citations across 1,788 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.$64K
proposed penalties
$60K
current assessed
$60K
paid to date
$173
outstanding
280 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 4 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 2 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 2 non-fatal
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2023
1
2018
1
2017
1
2004
1
2003
3
2002
1
1989
1
Mines on record
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