Taft Production Company operator
Controlled by
Oil Dri Corporation Of America
MSHA operator ID: 0050924
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 52
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2003–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
295
citations
85
significant & substantial
$303,192
proposed penalties
$274,369
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $28,823 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
86
inspections on record
2,395
inspection hours
12.3
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.295 citations across 2,395 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.$303K
proposed penalties
$274K
current assessed
$274K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
295 assessments are final orders; 15 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 13 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 10 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 8 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 6 non-fatal
- DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) 5 non-fatal
- EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE 3 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
1
2025
1
2024
1
2022
2
2021
4
2019
1
2018
4
2015
1
2014
4
2013
3
2012
2
2011
1
2010
4
2009
8
2008
4
2007
4
2005
2
2004
2
2003
3
Mines on record
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