Small Mine Development LLC · Struck by falling object
Fall of the roof or back resulting in a fatal injury.
Small Mine Development LLC operator
Controlled by
Keith Jones
MSHA operator ID: L12820
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
991
citations
232
significant & substantial
$430,786
proposed penalties
$375,933
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $54,853 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
370
inspections on record
10,101
inspection hours
9.8
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.991 citations across 10,101 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.$431K
proposed penalties
$376K
current assessed
$376K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
964 assessments are final orders; 9 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 3 fatalities · 13 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 1 fatality · 35 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 15 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 34 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 21 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 7 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2023
1
2022
4
2021
1
2020
5
2019
1
2018
3 (1f)
2017
1
2016
3
2015
6 (1f)
2014
2
2013
3
2012
5
2011
5
2010
6
2009
6
2008
7 (2f)
2007
7 (1f)
2006
6
2005
1
2004
3
2003
2
2002
3
2001
5
2000
6
1999
8
1998
2
1997
10
1996
6
1995
12
1994
9
1993
3
1992
1
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- Golden Sunlight Underground Mine MT
- RAIN UNDERGROUND NV
- EB COVE U/G NV
- DEE NORTH U/G PROJECT NV
- CARLIN UNDERGROUND NV
- DEEP STAR MINE NV
- Fortitude (U/G) NV
Fatalities under this operator
5 recorded
SMALL MINE DEVELOPMENT L.L.C. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was operating a jumbo on an incline in the main haulage. The operator drifted to the right rib and the spare drill steel in the drill steel rack came in contact with the right rib. The drill steel gained pressure breaking the drill steel rack striking employee with the drill steel in the head causing a fatal blow.
April 21, 2008
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Small Mine Development, LLC · Struck by falling object
While repairing hydraulic hose on bolter backfill fell in striking employee.
Small Mine Development, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was walking behind haul truck when truck backed over him.
August 28, 2007
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Small Mine Development, LLC · Struck by falling object
While bolting in the face the left rib failed back from the face and buried the operator.
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