CAM HIGHWALL MINER has $51K in proposed MSHA penalties and $377 outstanding across 7 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2018–2026
Latest incident
May 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2018
110
citations
23
significant & substantial
$51,484
proposed penalties
$42,175
paid to date
82% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $9,309 gap.
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.
Rate withheld: 849 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
CAM HIGHWALL MINER has $51K in proposed MSHA penalties and $377 outstanding across 7 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.
$51K
proposed penalties
$43K
current assessed
$42K
paid to date
$377
outstanding
105 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
Of $20K in penalties contested before the Commission, $11K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
16citations taken to the federal commission · 15% of citations on record
Settled
16 · 100%
73%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 11 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
45%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$20K proposed, $11K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2026-04-08.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
MSHA sampling at CAM HIGHWALL MINER shows 100% of 89 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Respirable coal dust
ⓘRespirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Last sampled: 2026-07-29
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
89
samples
1.04
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
ⓘThe excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
89 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER20
AUGER OPERATOR17
AUGER HELPER16
Noise
ⓘThe share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Health sampling trend
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Respirable coal dust by year
ⓘRespirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2026
6
29,707
2025
6
93,491
2024
5
82,880
2023
6
130,375
2022
6
129,371
2021
5
154,080
2020
6
118,298
2019
6
143,051
2018
6
176,596
2017
7
42,810
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
CAM HIGHWALL MINER sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘCounty figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Mingo County, West Virginia · Population 22,979
15.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,527
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2026 Q2
4,678
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
4,332
5
2
1154.2
2025 Q4
4,222
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
4,338
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
3,889
2
1
514.3
2025 Q1
4,275
3
0
701.8
2024 Q4
3,556
1
1
281.2
2024 Q3
2,803
2
2
713.5
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
3,776
4
0
1059.3
2024 Q1
3,575
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
4,131
3
0
726.2
2023 Q3
4,262
8
0
1877.1
2023 Q2
4,760
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
4,394
2
2
455.2
2022 Q4
4,477
5
0
1116.8
2022 Q3
4,319
5
1
1157.7
2022 Q2
5,400
27
6
5000.0
2022 Q1
3,627
10
3
2757.1
2021 Q4
3,404
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
3,057
8
1
2616.9
2021 Q2
3,363
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
3,475
4
0
1151.1
2020 Q4
3,168
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
3,492
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
2,952
2
0
677.5
2020 Q1
3,562
2
0
561.5
2019 Q4
3,966
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
4,120
5
1
1213.6
2019 Q2
4,432
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
4,534
5
2
1102.8
2018 Q4
4,296
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
3,696
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
3,182
4
1
1257.1
2018 Q1
3,362
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
3,688
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file
2026 · 1 incident
May 12, 2026WV · Coaldriller, highwall operator, highwall drill operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee alleges that EE was working on anti-freeze hose and having trouble with the quick connect. as EE got the hoses connected, EE claims EE felt a pain on the left side of EE's neck. EE finished the shift and worked the next day. The pain allegedly got worse and EE went to the er to be checked out on 5/15/2026
Track came off of rail of highwall miner while tramming causing a small piece of metal to shear off striking the employee in the left leg below the knee. The employee never missed work till 5/2/2022.
Employee was using a shop hammer to remove a pin from the cutter chain on the HWM when a piece of metal coming from the pin punctured EE's right leg just above the knee.
2018 · 1 incident
January 9, 2018WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS