Zack Burkett Company operator
Controlled by
Zack Burkett III
MSHA operator ID: L04312
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 36
- Mines on record
- 7
- Years on record
- 1986–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
418
citations
87
significant & substantial
$92,185
proposed penalties
$80,327
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $11,858 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
290
inspections on record
3,561
inspection hours
11.7
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.418 citations across 3,561 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.$92K
proposed penalties
$81K
current assessed
$80K
paid to date
$590
outstanding
418 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 13 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 8 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 7 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 3 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 3 non-fatal
- NONPOWERED HAULAGE 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
1
2025
1
2024
1
2023
2
2022
2
2016
3
2015
2
2014
1
2013
2
2010
2
2008
4
2007
2
2006
1
2003
1
2002
1
2000
2
1997
1
1995
2
1993
2
1989
1
1988
1
1986
1
Mines on record
- Leach Pit TX
- Springfield Pit TX
- Mayo Pit TX
- Smith Pit TX
- Eagle 1400 TX
- Richard's Pit TX
- PERRY PIT TX
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