Mel Clark Inc. operator
Controlled by
Melvin D Clark
MSHA operator ID: L16445
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2020–2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
190
citations
33
significant & substantial
$44,660
proposed penalties
$43,920
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $740 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
87
inspections on record
1,192
inspection hours
15.9
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.190 citations across 1,192 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.$45K
proposed penalties
$44K
current assessed
$44K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
188 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 1 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2023
1
2020
1
Mines on record
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