Knight Pit has $110K in proposed MSHA penalties and $71K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2017–2018
Latest incident
May 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2014
160
citations
37
significant & substantial
$109,909
proposed penalties
$39,345
paid to date
36% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $70,564 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2014
45
inspections on record
672
inspection hours
n/a
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: 672 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Knight Pit has $110K in proposed MSHA penalties and $71K 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.
$110K
proposed penalties
$110K
current assessed
$39K
paid to date
$71K
outstanding
153 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-22.
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
2024 Q4
6,771
5
1
738.4
2024 Q3
7,158
0
0
0.0
2024 Q2
5,993
2
1
333.7
2024 Q1
5,053
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
5,424
7
2
1290.6
2023 Q3
5,767
10
1
1734.0
2023 Q2
6,962
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
6,448
13
4
2016.1
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2022 Q4
6,144
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
7,643
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
7,401
5
1
675.6
2022 Q1
7,761
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
6,421
5
1
778.7
2021 Q3
8,884
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
8,720
1
0
114.7
2021 Q1
8,367
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
10,824
7
0
646.7
2020 Q3
9,444
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
8,004
6
1
749.6
2020 Q1
12,152
3
1
246.9
2019 Q4
10,661
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
8,142
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
7,108
1
0
140.7
2019 Q1
5,659
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
4,900
3
2
612.2
2018 Q3
5,231
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
5,655
8
0
1414.7
2018 Q1
5,147
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
4,099
4
2
975.8
2017 Q3
4,505
2
0
444.0
2017 Q2
4,582
1
1
218.2
2017 Q1
6,484
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
5,971
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
6,551
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
8,315
7
0
841.9
2016 Q1
5,631
9
0
1598.3
2015 Q4
7,036
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
8,098
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
8,648
2
1
231.3
2015 Q1
7,660
5
1
652.7
2014 Q4
5,904
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
5,821
1
0
171.8
2014 Q2
4,980
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
3,455
1
0
289.4
2013 Q4
2,563
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
2018 · 1 incident
May 2, 2018LA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
While pinning a bucket dump cylinder on the JD 844K loader, the rod eye shifted down suddenly as EE installed shims, catching the tip of the middle finger resulting in a laceration requiring 5 stitches.
2017 · 2 incidents
August 2, 2017LA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was relocating the rope lines to the dredge and pulled a muscle.
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