MSHA Mining Violations with Inspection Event Numbers

Violations issued by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, each linked to a unique inspection Event Number. The dataset includes violator names, violation occurrence dates, and citation details such as the Section of the Act and Type_Action1. It is maintained by the U.S. Department of Labor and was last updated in January 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze patterns in Type_Action1 codes across different mining operators to identify common enforcement actions.
• Model the time between violation occurrence and issuance dates to assess inspection and reporting efficiency.
• Link violations via the Event Number to the separate Inspections Data Set for a complete compliance history.
• Study the distribution of violations by cited Section of the Act to pinpoint high-risk regulatory areas.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative U.S. Department of Labor and official MSHA Form 7000-3.
• Each record is linked to a unique inspection Event Number, enabling joins with related inspection datasets.
• Includes specific violation details like Section of the Act and Type_Action1 for granular analysis.

Limitations

• Excludes Vacated Violations, which may undercount total cited incidents.
• Row count, column count, and temporal coverage are unspecified, limiting assessment of scale and completeness.
• Sample data and file formats are unavailable, making pre-download evaluation difficult.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).

Collection Method

Captured from MSHA Form 7000-3 during inspections.

Freshness

Last updated in January 2026, indicating active maintenance.

Geography

United States (implied by MSHA jurisdiction).