Wells Cargo Inc operator
Controlled by
Guy M Wells
MSHA operator ID: L40099
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 1989–2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
273
citations
53
significant & substantial
$84,532
proposed penalties
$83,060
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,472 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
91
inspections on record
1,487
inspection hours
18.4
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.273 citations across 1,487 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.$85K
proposed penalties
$83K
current assessed
$83K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
270 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 2 non-fatal
- OTHER 2 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 2 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 2 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 1 non-fatal
- STRIKING OR BUMPING 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2017
1
2009
1
2008
1
1995
1
1994
2
1990
2
1989
2
Mines on record
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