74% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $71,894 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
970
inspections on record
9,774
inspection hours
7.0
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.
684 citations across 9,774 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.
$278K
proposed penalties
$206K
current assessed
$206K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
673 assessments are final orders; 74 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
January 25, 2018IA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerFatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Hallett Materials · Drowning
EE was fatally injured when the articulated haul truck EE was operating traveled off of a haul road into a lake at the Hallett Materials sand and gravel pit. The crew was stockpiling production material during the night shift when they noticed EE was missing. Crew members began searching for the missing EE and found EE's haul truck submerged in water.
Hallett Materials · Contact with electrical current
Employee was connecting power cord that feeds the dredge.
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