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Koch Industries Inc: 5 open mines, 212 MSHA citations

Koch Industries Inc (MSHA controller ID M09870) controls 5 open mines through 2 operators, with 87 employees in 4 states, mostly gypsum. Since January 1, 2022 MSHA issued 212 citations and orders at those mines with $65,968 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 13 injury or illness cases. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.

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MSHA controller ID
M09870
Open mines
5
Operators
2
Employees
87
States
4
Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
212
Significant and substantial
18 (8.5%)
Closure orders
1
High negligence or reckless
10
Proposed penalties
$65,968
Amount paid so far
$65,968
Inspections
83
Inspector hours on site
943
Citations per inspection
2.55 (all mines 2.30)
Accident reports
14
Injury and illness cases
13
Fatalities
0
Latest MSHA record
October 30, 2026

Operators under Koch Industries Inc

OperatorOpen minesEmployeesCitations since 2022Proposed penaltiesInjury cases
Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC446116$36,0058
GP Industrial Plasters LLC14196$29,9635

Mines with the most citations

MineOperatorCountyMain commodityEmployeesCitations since 2022
Blue Rapids Mine and MillGP Industrial Plasters LLCMarshall County, KSGypsum4196
Sweetwater QuarryGeorgia-Pacific Gypsum LLCNolan County, TXGypsum680
G-P Fort Dodge QuarryGeorgia-Pacific Gypsum LLCWebster County, IAGypsum2121
G-P Gypsum QuarriesGeorgia-Pacific Gypsum LLCBig Horn County, WYGypsum1714
G-P Fort Dodge South QuarryGeorgia-Pacific Gypsum LLCWebster County, IAGypsum21

States

StateOpen mines
Iowa2
Kansas1
Texas1
Wyoming1

Citations and injury cases by year

Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.

YearCitations and ordersSignificant and substantialProposed penaltiesInjury and illness cases
2022252$6,5801
2023322$6,9081
2024475$10,0065
2025687$30,2024
2026402$12,2722

Standards cited most at mines controlled by Koch Industries Inc

Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.

StandardWhat the part coversCitations
30 CFR 56.14100Surface metal and nonmetal mines16
30 CFR 56.14132Surface metal and nonmetal mines10
30 CFR 57.12028Underground metal and nonmetal mines7
30 CFR 56.12032Surface metal and nonmetal mines7
30 CFR 57.14112Underground metal and nonmetal mines6
30 CFR 56.4201Surface metal and nonmetal mines6
30 CFR 56.4101Surface metal and nonmetal mines6
30 CFR 50.30Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses5
30 CFR 57.14100Underground metal and nonmetal mines5
30 CFR 49.6Mine rescue teams5
30 CFR 57.4102Underground metal and nonmetal mines5
30 CFR 57.4201Underground metal and nonmetal mines5
30 CFR 47.41Hazard communication5
30 CFR 56.12028Surface metal and nonmetal mines4
30 CFR 57.12004Underground metal and nonmetal mines4

Injury and illness cases at mines controlled by Koch Industries Inc

Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.

DegreeCases
Days away from work or restricted activity10
No lost time, or an occupational illness3

What the accident reports at mines controlled by Koch Industries Inc describe

Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.

ClassificationReports
Handling of materials4
Slip or fall of person3
Powered haulage2
Machinery2
Disorders (repeated trauma)1
Fire1
Handtools (nonpowered)1

Equipment named in accident reports at mines controlled by Koch Industries Inc

EquipmentReports
Trucks1
Mancar1
Load-haul-dump1
Hand tools (not powered)1
Flotation and filters1
Bulldozer1
Crusher1

Updated November 6, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets. US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.