S-5 Ailly Branch has $218K in proposed MSHA penalties and $67K outstanding across 18 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2013–2020
Latest incident
Dec 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
156
citations
62
significant & substantial
$218,014
proposed penalties
$57,159
paid to date
26% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $160,855 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
49
inspections on record
1,844
inspection hours
8.5
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.
156 citations across 1,844 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
S-5 Ailly Branch has $218K in proposed MSHA penalties and $67K outstanding across 18 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.
$218K
proposed penalties
$124K
current assessed
$57K
paid to date
$67K
outstanding
155 assessments are final orders; 18 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at S-5 Ailly Branch shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.08 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 108 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 Q1
6,194
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
7,596
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
6,586
2
0
303.7
2024 Q2
4,800
2
0
416.7
2024 Q1
4,699
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
4,324
2
0
462.5
2023 Q3
5,552
2
0
360.2
2023 Q2
6,072
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q1
6,592
4
2
606.8
2022 Q4
7,081
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
5,140
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
5,035
1
0
198.6
2022 Q1
6,046
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
2,487
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
360
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
100
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
0
0
0
2020 Q4
4,200
1
0
238.1
2020 Q3
4,800
2
1
416.7
2019 Q1
105
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
1,698
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
2,380
6
0
2521.0
2018 Q2
2,555
2
1
782.8
2018 Q1
4,810
4
0
831.6
2017 Q4
4,810
1
0
207.9
2017 Q3
31,568
2
0
63.4
2017 Q2
32,111
33
14
1027.7
2017 Q1
38,689
29
15
749.6
2016 Q4
13,143
3
1
228.3
2016 Q3
336
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
0
0
0
2016 Q1
0
0
0
2015 Q4
0
0
0
2015 Q3
0
0
0
2015 Q2
0
0
0
2015 Q1
0
0
0
2014 Q4
0
0
0
2014 Q3
0
0
0
2014 Q2
0
0
0
2014 Q1
0
0
0
2013 Q4
19,427
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
22,377
2
1
89.4
2013 Q2
23,991
17
6
708.6
2013 Q1
27,767
4
3
144.1
2012 Q4
31,791
13
7
408.9
2012 Q3
29,386
21
10
714.6
2012 Q2
13,479
2
1
148.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file
2020 · 2 incidents
December 18, 2020VA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Civil, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was loosening a bolt with a wrench and cheater pipe when the bolt broke loose the employee left thumb was caught between the machine
Employee was on EE's grease truck, pumping grease in barrels. EE had 3 point contact but lost EE's grip with right hand, causing EE to fall from 4th step, landing on frozen ground. EE's right shoulder was injured, with bruising & swelling. Doctor has EE off work.
2013 · 2 incidents
June 18, 2013VA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was stepping off Rock truck when he slipped missed a step, he fell and landed on his knees
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