Mining Incidents

Ward Stone, LLC operator

Controlled by Brad K Ward; Anna C Ward
MSHA operator ID: 0055938
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2013–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
133
citations
47
significant & substantial
$66,083
proposed penalties
$52,349
paid to date
79% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $13,734 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
53
inspections on record
848
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: 848 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.
$66K
proposed penalties
$52K
current assessed
$52K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
133 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-12-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2026
1
2025
1
2018
1
2016
2
2015
1
2013
1

Mines on record

Watch this operator

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at any Ward Stone, LLC mine.

For insurers, brokers, and safety consultants

The full compliance file on Ward Stone, LLC

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.