Little Seam Mining Co. operator
Controlled by
Thomas D Little Jr
MSHA operator ID: 0097905
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Mines on record
- 3
- Years on record
- 2010–2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
62
citations
20
significant & substantial
$15,071
proposed penalties
$14,769
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $302 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
47
inspections on record
1,151
inspection hours
5.4
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.62 citations across 1,151 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.$15K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$302
outstanding
62 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 4 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 2 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2021
1
2012
1
2011
2
2010
2
Mines on record
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