Patterson Excavating Inc operator
Controlled by
Clarence Patterson
MSHA operator ID: L37099
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 22
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 1988–1997
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
139
citations
23
significant & substantial
$25,243
proposed penalties
$24,530
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $713 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
58
inspections on record
1,435
inspection hours
9.7
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.139 citations across 1,435 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.$25K
proposed penalties
$25K
current assessed
$25K
paid to date
$713
outstanding
138 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 8 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 4 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 4 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 4 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 2 non-fatal
Incident timeline
1997
1
1995
1
1994
4
1993
4
1992
1
1991
2
1989
4
1988
5
Mines on record
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