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    • MSHA Inspections Dataset

    Metadata Updated: January 20, 2026

    Lists every mine inspection conducted by MSHA. Includes the name of the mine inspected, MSHA's internal inspection number (event number), the type of inspection and the start and end dates of the inspection. Event Number is the unique key for this dataset. It also includes the Mine ID associated with the inspections which can be used to relate it to the Mines Data Set. The mine inspections data set does not include Compliance Assistance Visits (CAVs).

    Access & Use Information

    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date April 12, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date January 20, 2026
    Data Update Frequency R/PT1S

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from DOL JSON

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date April 12, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date January 20, 2026
    Publisher Mine Safety and Health Administration
    Maintainer
    Identifier MSHA-19-012:030-173
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2025-12-15T13:20:27.201Z
    Rights true
    Public Access Level public
    Data Update Frequency R/PT1S
    Bureau Code 000:00
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Data Quality True
    Data Dictionary https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/DataSets/Inspections_Definition_File.txt
    Data Dictionary Type text/plain
    Harvest Object Id 37a60085-c1aa-4f0f-a935-cfef3275904c
    Harvest Source Id 81f6ae6e-c0d0-4e98-bb1b-04e323ef429e
    Harvest Source Title DOL JSON
    Homepage URL https://www.msha.gov/mine-data-retrieval-system
    Program Code 000:000
    Publisher Hierarchy Mine Safety and Health Administration > Mine Safety and Health Administration
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 0ba7b605e1b2390cf254995bd05a0278674349b75d7993f6e25f0b6ab3a93783
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Temporal 2000-01-01/2025-12-31

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