Mining Incidents

Volunteer Materials operator

Controlled by Armada Materials LLC
MSHA operator ID: 0082986
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2009–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
93
citations
21
significant & substantial
$23,020
proposed penalties
$20,206
paid to date
88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,814 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
58
inspections on record
727
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 727 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
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.
$23K
proposed penalties
$20K
current assessed
$20K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
93 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
1
2025
1
2022
1
2017
1
2013
1
2009
1

Mines on record

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