Tilden Mining Company L C · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee fell from stack cap level to preheat level suffering fatal injuries.
Tilden Mining Company L C operator
Controlled by
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
MSHA operator ID: L11087
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
7,026
citations
1,008
significant & substantial
$9,430,541
proposed penalties
$6,847,902
paid to date
73% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,582,639 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
357
inspections on record
37,009
inspection hours
19.0
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.7,026 citations across 37,009 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.$9.4M
proposed penalties
$7.4M
current assessed
$6.8M
paid to date
$517K
outstanding
6,801 assessments are final orders; 125 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 fatality · 144 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 337 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 121 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 120 non-fatal
- DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) 91 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 62 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
7
2025
21
2024
9
2023
17
2022
19
2021
24
2020
20
2019
22
2018
24
2017
27
2016
20
2015
28
2014
36
2013
43
2012
36
2011
29
2010
37
2009
22
2008
26
2007
31
2006
27 (1f)
2005
16
2004
21
2003
30
2002
44
2001
74
2000
68
1999
66
1998
94
1997
62
Mines on record
- Tilden Mine MI
Fatalities under this operator
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