Norlite operator
Controlled by
Tradebe Northeast LLC
MSHA operator ID: L14430
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 101
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 1995–2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
675
citations
108
significant & substantial
$631,626
proposed penalties
$450,874
paid to date
71% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $180,752 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
119
inspections on record
3,755
inspection hours
18.0
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.675 citations across 3,755 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.$632K
proposed penalties
$471K
current assessed
$451K
paid to date
$20K
outstanding
669 assessments are final orders; 37 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 43 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 28 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 10 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 9 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 7 non-fatal
- STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT 2 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2023
2
2022
5
2021
9
2020
4
2019
3
2018
5
2017
4
2016
3
2015
2
2014
6
2013
3
2012
8
2007
2
2006
2
2005
4
2004
1
2003
1
2002
1
2001
4
2000
1
1999
7
1998
6
1997
9
1996
7
1995
2
Mines on record
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