Mining Incidents

Scott B Kimmel controller

MSHA controller ID: 0040883

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
8
Mines on record
5
Years on record
2003–2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
320
citations
70
significant & substantial
$35,134
proposed penalties
$33,591
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,543 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
431
inspections on record
13,200
inspection hours
2.4
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
320 citations across 13,200 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$35K
proposed penalties
$35K
current assessed
$34K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
303 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2020
1 (1f)
2016
1
2014
1
2011
1
2008
2
2003
2

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
October 27, 2020 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Kimmel's Mining, Inc · Struck by falling object

Feather edge false roof fall resulting in a death

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