Pete Lien & Sons Inc operator
Controlled by
Pete Lien & Sons Inc
MSHA operator ID: L00438
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 604
- Mines on record
- 21
- Years on record
- 1983–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,319
citations
277
significant & substantial
$413,573
proposed penalties
$375,302
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $38,271 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
667
inspections on record
13,998
inspection hours
9.4
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.1,319 citations across 13,998 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.$414K
proposed penalties
$384K
current assessed
$375K
paid to date
$9K
outstanding
1,292 assessments are final orders; 36 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 228 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 111 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 77 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 58 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 48 non-fatal
- OTHER 35 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
3
2025
6
2024
10
2023
11
2022
9
2021
7
2020
7
2019
11
2018
14
2017
10
2016
14
2015
12
2014
19
2013
15
2012
14
2011
9
2010
12
2009
13
2008
11
2007
13
2006
23
2005
16
2004
12
2003
12
2002
17
2001
29
2000
12
1999
18
1998
21
1997
21
1996
21
1995
20
1994
10
1993
9
1992
12
1991
13
1990
14
1989
17
1988
32
1987
19
1986
13
1985
7
1984
12
1983
4
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