Mining Incidents

Murray Mines, Inc. operator

Controlled by James O Murray Jr
MSHA operator ID: L36566
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
15
Mines on record
2
Years on record
1985–2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
115
citations
41
significant & substantial
$144,986
proposed penalties
$70,470
paid to date
49% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $74,516 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
77
inspections on record
1,138
inspection hours
10.1
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.
115 citations across 1,138 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.
$145K
proposed penalties
$70K
current assessed
$70K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
113 assessments are final orders; 12 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-01.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2023
1
2014
1 (1f)
2013
1
2009
1
2007
2
2006
1
2005
1
2004
1
2003
1
2002
1
2000
1
1996
1
1991
1
1985
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
July 21, 2014 SC · Metal/Non-Metal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Murray Mines Inc. · Contact with electrical current

Employee pulled aluminum boat over three electric conductors in dredge pond. A patch on the bottom of the boat cut into one conductor and electrocuted the employee. The employee died as a result of the accident.

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