Sunrise Coal, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Injured was found in entry 11, caught between the left rib and the horn of the miner.
Hallador Energy Company controller
MSHA controller ID: 0141083
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2018
2,517
citations
532
significant & substantial
$1,012,561
proposed penalties
$912,034
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $100,527 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2018
1,640
inspections on record
78,927
inspection hours
3.2
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.2,517 citations across 78,927 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.$1.0M
proposed penalties
$930K
current assessed
$912K
paid to date
$18K
outstanding
2,398 assessments are final orders; 9 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 1 fatality · 48 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 137 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 72 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 65 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 37 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 32 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
14
2025
40
2024
67
2023
62
2022
59 (1f)
2021
51
2020
38
2019
66
2018
24
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
Fatalities under this controller
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