91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $36,615 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
393
inspections on record
20,591
inspection hours
4.9
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.
1,012 citations across 20,591 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.
$403K
proposed penalties
$367K
current assessed
$366K
paid to date
$857
outstanding
988 assessments are final orders; 10 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
PCS Phosphate Company Inc · Struck by falling object
Victim was part of a crew that was welding hdpe pipe using a McElroy fusion machine. While attempting to position pipe in to fusion machine, using an excavator, the pipe struck the victim in the head.
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