It was determined that the employee had previously mined the #3 entry on the 7S section. The employee had moved the CM outby 12 crosscut and had walked back to the last row of support in the #3 entry to adjust the tubing. A rock fell from just inby the last row of permanent support and struck the employee taking them to the ground. This fatality was investigated by MSHA.
Alabama Kanu Holdings LLC controller
MSHA controller ID: 0186824
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2024
1,312
citations
346
significant & substantial
$1,673,604
proposed penalties
$683,906
paid to date
41% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $989,698 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2024
328
inspections on record
10,952
inspection hours
12.0
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.1,312 citations across 10,952 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.$1.7M
proposed penalties
$1.5M
current assessed
$684K
paid to date
$856K
outstanding
1,023 assessments are final orders; 33 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 fatality · 5 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 48 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 25 non-fatal
- HOISTING 20 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 9 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 8 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
33
2025
70
2024
27 (1f)
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
Fatalities under this controller
1 recorded
September 25, 2024
AL · Coal
continuous miner operator, coal mole operator
Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Crimson Oak Grove Resources LLC · Struck by falling object
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