Continental Strip has $40K in proposed MSHA penalties and $818 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2013–2026
Latest incident
Jan 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
171
citations
36
significant & substantial
$39,502
proposed penalties
$38,684
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $818 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
126
inspections on record
5,701
inspection hours
3.0
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.
171 citations across 5,701 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Continental Strip has $40K in proposed MSHA penalties and $818 outstanding across 0 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.
$40K
proposed penalties
$40K
current assessed
$39K
paid to date
$818
outstanding
163 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Continental Strip shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.12 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 660 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
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4
23,532
3
2
127.5
2025 Q3
22,558
2
1
88.7
2025 Q2
24,921
30
11
1203.8
2025 Q1
21,861
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
20,097
4
1
199.0
2024 Q3
18,260
0
0
0.0
2024 Q2
18,225
4
1
219.5
2024 Q1
13,237
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
11,011
4
1
363.3
2023 Q3
14,388
3
1
208.5
2023 Q2
12,996
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
10,659
2
0
187.6
2022 Q4
12,234
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
9,139
4
0
437.7
2022 Q2
12,900
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
10,086
3
0
297.4
2021 Q4
13,556
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
14,103
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
12,714
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
9,674
1
0
103.4
2020 Q4
9,516
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
9,708
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
11,410
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
9,770
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
11,625
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
9,712
2
0
205.9
2019 Q2
10,944
1
0
91.4
2019 Q1
9,550
1
0
104.7
2018 Q4
12,914
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
13,228
1
0
75.6
2018 Q2
11,595
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
12,299
2
0
162.6
2017 Q4
14,390
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
12,101
3
0
247.9
2017 Q2
14,486
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
12,970
1
0
77.1
2016 Q4
11,169
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
12,651
2
0
158.1
2016 Q2
12,620
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
20,281
1
0
49.3
2015 Q4
20,624
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
20,348
8
5
393.2
2015 Q2
24,395
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
21,090
4
0
189.7
2014 Q4
22,405
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
25,130
2
0
79.6
2014 Q2
25,081
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
24,671
1
0
40.5
2013 Q4
24,776
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
25,632
2
1
78.0
2013 Q2
26,738
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
26,484
3
2
113.3
2012 Q4
25,893
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
25,756
3
0
116.5
2012 Q2
26,022
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
27,351
3
0
109.7
2011 Q4
25,937
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
25,418
7
0
275.4
2011 Q2
25,429
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
25,278
2
1
79.1
2010 Q4
24,579
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
24,500
5
3
204.1
2010 Q2
24,769
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
23,759
1
0
42.1
2009 Q4
21,767
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
19,921
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
21,131
1
0
47.3
2009 Q1
21,651
5
0
230.9
2008 Q4
20,456
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
19,138
8
0
418.0
2008 Q2
21,049
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
20,735
2
0
96.5
2007 Q4
20,205
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
19,380
4
0
206.4
2007 Q2
20,806
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
16,325
1
0
61.3
2006 Q4
15,659
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
15,279
10
1
654.5
2006 Q2
16,590
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
17,781
1
1
56.2
2005 Q4
15,903
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
14,582
4
0
274.3
2005 Q2
16,595
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
14,772
2
1
135.4
2004 Q4
13,100
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
14,738
1
0
67.9
2004 Q2
6,831
3
1
439.2
2004 Q1
9,476
1
0
105.5
2003 Q4
9,102
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
7,664
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
9,395
2
0
212.9
2003 Q1
8,380
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
0
0
0
2002 Q3
0
0
0
2002 Q2
12,114
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
13,729
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
13,009
1
1
76.9
2001 Q3
12,001
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
12,152
1
0
82.3
2001 Q1
11,947
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
10,426
2
0
191.8
2000 Q3
8,852
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
13,891
2
0
144.0
2000 Q1
19,235
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file
2026 · 1 incident
January 21, 2026PA · Coalcrane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, riggerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dragline operator exiting machine after end of shift stepped down from shoe and slipped. Dragline operator fell to ground landing on left hip. Dragline operator was assisted to their feet by witness/oiler and both clocked out for the day. Dragline operator went to hospital later that day where they were diagnosed with a left hip socket fracture and were admitted for surgery.
Portable fire extinguisher accidentally discharged in excavator cab. While attempting to step down from the machine the tracks were not aligned causing the excavator operator to hang from the grab handle of the cab. This strained left bicep tendon causing injury.
2024 · 1 incident
June 26, 2024PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
Assisting crane set tracks of 6015 excavator for assembly. Track was set in assembly area. Rigger and EE went to disconnect rigging. As employee was disconnecting, the slings became under tension and the EE's right index finger was pinched between lifting pin and track frame. Diagnosis: Traumatic amputation of tip of finger. No Bone Loss.
Dragline Oiler was hammering off broken dragline bucket tooth when a two-inch metal sliver (shrapnel) broke off the tooth and impaled the Dragline Oiler in the right thigh.
2016 · 1 incident
March 24, 2016PA · Coaldriller, highwall operator, highwall drill operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
A miner operating a Caterpillar D11N Bulldozer in the 002-0 Packer 5 pit was uninjured when a portion of the south "bottom rock" highwall unexpectedly failed. The bulldozer was engulfed in the collapse and partially covered by rock and rubble. The bulldozer sustained serious damage and remains in the debris field. The miner exited the bulldozer immediately without assistance.
Employee was walking around mine site conducting post blast inspection. The employee then stepped on a rock and rolled their ankle.
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