Preacher Creek Strip has $204K in proposed MSHA penalties and $9K outstanding across 23 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2006–2015
Latest incident
Apr 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
251
citations
77
significant & substantial
$204,424
proposed penalties
$156,999
paid to date
77% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $47,425 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
59
inspections on record
2,081
inspection hours
12.1
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.
251 citations across 2,081 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Preacher Creek Strip has $204K in proposed MSHA penalties and $9K outstanding across 23 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.
$204K
proposed penalties
$166K
current assessed
$157K
paid to date
$9K
outstanding
246 assessments are final orders; 23 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-08-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Preacher Creek Strip shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.16 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 126 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
Employee was putting drive line bolts back in a 980G loader. The rachet slipped off the bolt head, striking the employee on the left side of his nose and corner of his left eye. (stitches)
March 11, 2009VA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
This is a non-injury accident. A D-11-R CAT dozer caught on fire and burned longer that 30 minutes. No injury to employee. Fire started between shifts, was found burning by the service man. Fire department was called and they put out the fire.
2007 · 2 incidents
October 17, 2007VA · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee opened the door to enter the cab of a 980 loader. The door swung open hitting him in the left elbow. He did not seek medical attention until 10-18-07.
EE was driving a pin into his excavator track & hit his little finger on the right hand on the track. Mashed his finger & lost his finger nail. Required stitches.
2006 · 1 incident
August 18, 2006VA · Coalauger operator, auger crew supervisorPOWERED HAULAGE
Employee was putting auger back together, while picking up skid with boom truck, the skid slipped & pinched fingers on left hand & broke left ring finger.
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