Patton Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
The IE was moving the miner to the face in entry #3 when we found the IE pinned between the miner tail and the solid rib.
Foresight Energy Labor LLC controller
MSHA controller ID: 0129681
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
7,135
citations
1,614
significant & substantial
$8,314,656
proposed penalties
$4,067,667
paid to date
49% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,246,989 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2016
2,458
inspections on record
126,335
inspection hours
5.6
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.7,135 citations across 126,335 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.$8.3M
proposed penalties
$6.3M
current assessed
$4.1M
paid to date
$2.3M
outstanding
6,646 assessments are final orders; 326 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 1 fatality · 82 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 280 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 119 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 100 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 96 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 50 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
34 (1f)
2025
103
2024
99
2023
106
2022
92
2021
80
2020
50
2019
101
2018
79
2017
93
2016
41
Operators under this controller
- M-Class Mining LLC 333
- Mach Mining LLC 312
- Patton Mining LLC 155
- MaRyan Mining LLC 78
Mines on record
- MC#1 Mine IL
- Deer Run Mine IL
- Mach #1 Mine IL
- Shay #1 Mine IL
Fatalities under this controller
1 recordedFor insurers, brokers, and safety consultants
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