Wright Materials Company operator
Controlled by
William Yohn
MSHA operator ID: L11890
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 24
- Mines on record
- 2
- Years on record
- 1990–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
254
citations
53
significant & substantial
$92,666
proposed penalties
$78,938
paid to date
85% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $13,728 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
87
inspections on record
844
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: 844 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.$93K
proposed penalties
$79K
current assessed
$79K
paid to date
$1
outstanding
252 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 7 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 6 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 4 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 2 non-fatal
- DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) 1 non-fatal
- EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2025
1
2018
1
2016
1
2015
1
2013
2
2012
1
2009
4
2008
1
2007
1
2006
3
2005
3
2004
1
1999
1
1992
1
1991
1
1990
1
Mines on record
- Belmond Pit IA
- Portable Plant #1 IA
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