Mining Incidents

PCS Phosphate Company Inc operator

Controlled by Nutrien LTD
MSHA operator ID: L14180
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
315
Mines on record
2
Years on record
1995–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,012
citations
202
significant & substantial
$402,529
proposed penalties
$365,914
paid to date
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.

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Incident timeline

2026
3
2025
7
2024
7
2023
7
2022
13
2021
5
2020
5
2019
11
2018
2
2017
4
2016
5
2015
8
2014
13
2013
16
2012
6
2011
11 (1f)
2010
5
2009
9
2008
9
2007
11
2006
12
2005
9
2004
15
2003
8
2002
13
2001
13
2000
15
1999
20
1998
8
1997
20
1996
16
1995
9

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
March 2, 2011 NC · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
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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