Mining Incidents

Western Construction, Inc. operator

Controlled by Tom E Lien Jr
MSHA operator ID: 0101305
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
159
citations
27
significant & substantial
$28,730
proposed penalties
$28,730
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
98
inspections on record
1,125
inspection hours
14.1
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.
159 citations across 1,125 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.
$29K
proposed penalties
$29K
current assessed
$29K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
151 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2013
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Mines on record

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