Mining Incidents

Payne & Dolan Inc operator

Controlled by Kurt Bechthold
MSHA operator ID: L06188
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
317
Mines on record
16
Years on record
1987–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
743
citations
93
significant & substantial
$98,987
proposed penalties
$96,935
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,052 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
701
inspections on record
11,499
inspection hours
6.5
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.
743 citations across 11,499 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.
$99K
proposed penalties
$97K
current assessed
$97K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
741 assessments are final orders; 9 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
1
2025
10
2024
9
2023
7
2022
5
2021
4
2020
3
2019
5
2018
2
2017
5
2016
10
2015
6
2014
4
2013
4
2012
5
2011
3
2010
4
2009
8
2008
6
2007
8
2006
8
2004
6
2003
1
2002
9
2001
5
2000
8
1999
14
1998
10
1997
12
1996
2
1995
7
1994
17
1993
20
1992
19
1991
29
1990
12
1989
15
1988
10
1987
4

Mines on record

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