Mining Incidents

Subtropolis Mining Co. operator

Controlled by W Thomas Mackall
MSHA operator ID: 0062063
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
29
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2005–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
514
citations
108
significant & substantial
$291,004
proposed penalties
$164,245
paid to date
56% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $126,759 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
136
inspections on record
5,014
inspection hours
10.3
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.
514 citations across 5,014 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.
$291K
proposed penalties
$164K
current assessed
$164K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
510 assessments are final orders; 10 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2025
1
2024
1
2020
2
2019
1
2018
3
2017
2
2016
3
2015
1
2013
1
2012
2
2011
3 (1f)
2010
3
2009
3
2008
1
2007
1
2005
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
April 25, 2011 OH · Metal/Non-Metal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Subtropolis Mining Co. · Struck by falling object

An employee was struck by a slab of rock that measured approximately 8 inches to 12 inches thick by 50 to 70 inches wide by 74 inches long. The roof fall occurred at the 34 Main between crosscut 1 North 4 and 1 North 5.

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