96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $19,254 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
860
inspections on record
26,244
inspection hours
7.1
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.
1,876 citations across 26,244 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.
$496K
proposed penalties
$476K
current assessed
$476K
paid to date
$8
outstanding
1,861 assessments are final orders; 18 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
United States Gypsum Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS WORKING ON THE ROD OF THE RIDE CYNDER OF THE CATERPILLAR 769C HAUL TRUCK USING AN ACETYLENE TORCH TO HEAT THE BROKEN NITROGEN VALVE. AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED CAUSING THE 113 LB ROD TO BE E XPELLED FROM THE CYLINDER STRIKING THE EE IN THESTOMACH CAUSING FATAL INTERNAL INJURIES.
January 4, 1989VA · Metal/Non-Metalledgeman/hand, quarry manFatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
United States Gypsum Company · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
EMP. WAS SCALING WITHOUT WARNING THE ROOF COLLAPSED. EMP DIED FORM INTERNAL INJURIES IN HIS CHEST.
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