Black Mountain has $226K in proposed MSHA penalties and $24K outstanding across 29 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1993–2011
Latest incident
Dec 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
452
citations
158
significant & substantial
$225,696
proposed penalties
$110,416
paid to date
49% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $115,280 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
71
inspections on record
1,635
inspection hours
27.6
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.
452 citations across 1,635 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Black Mountain has $226K in proposed MSHA penalties and $24K outstanding across 29 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
ⓘDifferences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$226K
proposed penalties
$135K
current assessed
$111K
paid to date
$24K
outstanding
431 assessments are final orders; 29 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-10-01.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘCitations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4
3,601
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
4,312
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
4,688
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
3,321
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
3,189
3
1
940.7
2024 Q3
3,896
0
0
0.0
2024 Q2
6,241
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
1,867
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
1,511
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
4,795
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
5,548
3
1
540.7
2023 Q1
3,112
1
0
321.3
2022 Q4
3,739
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
1,646
7
2
4252.7
2022 Q1
315
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
2,300
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
2,730
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
3,188
38
2
11919.7
2021 Q1
1,444
9
0
6232.7
2020 Q4
2,140
1
0
467.3
2020 Q3
3,060
13
4
4248.4
2020 Q2
2,606
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
690
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
1,817
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
2,256
2
0
886.5
2019 Q2
765
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
486
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
898
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
567
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
887
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
1,028
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
2,144
10
3
4664.2
2017 Q3
2,618
2
1
763.9
2017 Q2
819
3
0
3663.0
2014 Q1
0
0
0
2013 Q4
0
0
0
2013 Q3
0
0
0
2013 Q2
0
0
0
2013 Q1
4,200
7
2
1666.7
2012 Q4
3,331
9
0
2701.9
2012 Q3
4,612
38
17
8239.4
2012 Q2
6,583
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
4,866
27
9
5548.7
2011 Q4
2,406
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
5,112
45
15
8802.8
2011 Q2
5,423
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
4,452
1
0
224.6
2010 Q4
5,138
51
26
9926.0
2010 Q3
4,768
12
6
2516.8
2010 Q2
4,890
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
4,801
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
4,045
12
7
2966.6
2009 Q3
5,113
13
6
2542.5
2009 Q2
2,371
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
2,286
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
2,504
8
1
3194.9
2008 Q2
4,103
7
2
1706.1
2008 Q1
4,293
11
2
2562.3
2007 Q4
5,530
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
5,095
3
1
588.8
2007 Q2
6,411
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
4,351
2
0
459.7
2006 Q4
4,614
1
0
216.7
2006 Q3
5,250
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
5,329
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
3,927
47
23
11968.4
2005 Q4
4,180
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
4,350
6
1
1379.3
2005 Q2
4,158
4
0
962.0
2005 Q1
3,649
30
18
8221.4
2004 Q4
3,567
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
4,058
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
3,435
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
3,584
2
0
558.0
2003 Q4
3,546
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
3,470
5
1
1440.9
2003 Q2
4,097
7
3
1708.6
2003 Q1
4,719
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
5,128
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
6,333
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
5,132
5
2
974.3
2002 Q1
5,394
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
3,769
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
2,369
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
720
4
0
5555.6
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
13 on file
2011 · 2 incidents
December 13, 2011NV · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Injured worker was pulling on a large wrench trying to remove a nut. The wrench slipped off of the nut throwing the worker into a metal support causing the injury.
September 8, 2011NV · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
After medical investigation it was determined that the employee slipped/fell from a ladder causing primarily acute back pain and secondary rt. shoulder strain.
2009 · 2 incidents
December 23, 2009NV · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Don't know how the accident happened, was welding prior during the day. Never felt anything wrong. Then his eye started to have discomfort (at 4:00 pm).
2008 · 1 incident
February 19, 2008NV · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS CUTTING THE ANGLE IRON AND IT DROPPED TO THE GROUND. AFTER IT FELL A PIECE NICKED HIS SHIN. HE NEVER REPORTED IT, BECAUSE IT WASN'T A BIG CUT. 2 WEEKS LATER A LIVER OF METAL GOT INFECTED IN HIS LEG.
2003 · 1 incident
January 31, 2003NV · Metal/Non-Metaltruck driverOTHER
Highfield Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SUPERVISOR RECIEVED INSTRUCTION FROM WITNESS TO START SCREEN #3. SUPERVISOR SOUNDED ALARM, WAITED 30 SECONDS AND STARTED BELT TO SCREEN #3. SUPERVISOR DID NOT KNOW THAT #1 MAN WAS DOING UNAUTH ORIZED REPAIRS TO SCREEN AND BELT #3. BELT #3 IS NOT VISIBLE FROM CONTROL ROOM.
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