MSHA enforcement citations (S&S, penalties, contested)

Dataset · U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration · source URL ↗

Every citation, order, and safeguard issued by an MSHA inspector since 2000 — 3,073,443 records, of which 812,125 are flagged Significant & Substantial (S&S). Total proposed penalties: $1.81 billion. Names the controller, violator (operator or contractor), mine, the exact rule cited (e.g. 30 CFR 75.400 — accumulation of combustible materials), likelihood of injury, negligence level, whether the operator contested, and the dollar amount actually paid vs. proposed. The S&S flag is the single best leading indicator of fatal-accident risk; the Upper Big Branch disaster was preceded by hundreds of contested S&S citations Massey didn't correct.

Source organization
U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration
License / terms
Coverage
3,073,443 violations · 812,125 S&S · $1.81B proposed penalties
Latest local indexed-row date
2026-05-16
API endpoint

Keywords

MSHAmine violationsS&S citationSignificant and Substantial30 CFRmine safety enforcementpenaltySection 104contested citation

Provenance

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