Coalgood Darby 1 has $36K in proposed MSHA penalties and $27K outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2023–2026
Latest incident
Feb 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2023
152
citations
33
significant & substantial
$36,473
proposed penalties
$9,776
paid to date
27% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $26,697 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2023
33
inspections on record
2,081
inspection hours
7.3
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.
152 citations across 2,081 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Coalgood Darby 1 has $36K in proposed MSHA penalties and $27K outstanding across 5 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.
$36K
proposed penalties
$36K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$27K
outstanding
138 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Coalgood Darby 1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.21 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 279 samples.
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.
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
Had a highwall failure on the surface area, between #3 & #4 drift mouth entries. The incident occurred from repeated freezing/thawing of the high wall. The rock measured approx. 30' tall X approx. 2' to 20' wide at its widest point X inches to 8' thick at its deepest point. All employees were withdrawn safely. The incident was reported to the 24 Hr. Reporting Hotline.
Had a non-immediately reportable rock fall in an Outby area of the Mine. The fall occurred on the Left Fork Panel, in the intersection's only of the #3 and #4 Entries, in Break #11.
EE was working in an unsafe position while changing out a reducer on a Scoop. While come-a-longing the reducer up, the reducer slid over and hit the side of EE's right foot. ***-- This report was submitted earlier under the wrong Mine ID, 1519945. This is the correct Mine ID and report. Thanks.
Had a non-immediately reportable rock fall in a panel. The fall happened on the Left Fork Panel, in crosscut #12, in #5 entry. Employees thought they heard something. Examiner went and checked and found fall. It was immediately dangered off, timbers set, till such time cribs could be built.
Portion of the highwall above the #3 Portal fell. The rock landed on the canopy and the Stacker Belt Tail Piece. All employees were withdrawn from the mine. The area was dangered off until the proper agencies and company management was notified. No persons or equipment was injured or included in the fall.
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