Mining Incidents

Magnesita Refractories Company operator

Controlled by Magnesita Refratarios SA
MSHA operator ID: 0050717
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
104
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2002–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
287
citations
66
significant & substantial
$86,668
proposed penalties
$83,814
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,854 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
93
inspections on record
3,180
inspection hours
9.0
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.
287 citations across 3,180 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.
$87K
proposed penalties
$84K
current assessed
$84K
paid to date
$453
outstanding
281 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
1
2025
3
2024
3
2023
5
2022
3
2021
4
2020
4
2019
2
2018
7
2017
5
2016
7
2015
1
2014
7
2013
5
2012
8
2011
6
2010
2
2008
2
2007
6
2006
9
2005
5
2004
1
2003
1
2002
7

Mines on record

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