Tasara Strips has $48K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K 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
2015–2026
Latest incident
Jan 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
160
citations
37
significant & substantial
$47,776
proposed penalties
$46,530
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,246 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
42
inspections on record
1,759
inspection hours
9.1
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.
160 citations across 1,759 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Tasara Strips has $48K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K 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.
$48K
proposed penalties
$48K
current assessed
$47K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
157 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Tasara Strips shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.15 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 244 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
7,863
5
0
635.9
2025 Q3
10,179
8
0
785.9
2025 Q2
6,206
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
3,169
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
1,867
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
2,069
0
0
0.0
2024 Q2
2,659
1
0
376.1
2024 Q1
7,127
5
3
701.6
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
7,245
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
8,973
7
2
780.1
2023 Q2
7,173
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
7,361
14
1
1901.9
2022 Q4
7,257
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
10,609
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
11,836
11
3
929.4
2022 Q1
10,969
15
2
1367.5
2021 Q4
15,309
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
12,661
10
3
789.8
2021 Q2
13,308
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
11,125
5
1
449.4
2020 Q4
14,699
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
11,794
6
0
508.7
2020 Q2
13,984
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
10,176
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
12,197
1
0
82.0
2019 Q3
11,658
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
11,708
6
1
512.5
2019 Q1
7,821
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
11,078
4
1
361.1
2018 Q3
9,617
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
10,492
8
4
762.5
2018 Q1
8,360
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
8,960
1
0
111.6
2017 Q3
6,983
4
1
572.8
2017 Q2
6,914
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
6,455
4
0
619.7
2016 Q4
7,808
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
9,612
1
0
104.0
2016 Q2
7,234
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
3,983
2
2
502.1
2015 Q4
7,738
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
9,280
5
2
538.8
2015 Q2
7,137
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
8,117
5
0
616.0
2014 Q4
5,580
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
7,512
7
1
931.8
2014 Q2
6,335
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
5,505
3
1
545.0
2013 Q4
6,565
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
6,545
5
2
763.9
2013 Q2
5,712
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
6,694
2
0
298.8
2012 Q4
5,489
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
7,306
5
3
684.4
2012 Q2
5,154
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
9,497
3
2
315.9
2011 Q4
7,366
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
8,866
2
0
225.6
2011 Q2
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file
2026 · 1 incident
January 22, 2026PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The operator was dismounting the dozer at the end of shift. As they were dismounting, left foot slipped from the installed foot step and they fell approximately 5' to the ground, landing on right leg. When they got up they said their leg didn't hurt much so they just went home. The next morning they could hardly move their right knee and it was painful. They then went to doctor.
EE was operating a Cat D11N dozer doing pre-stripping work at Pit 003. During this work a fuel line apparently ruptured resulting in an inextinguishable fire that caused severe damage to the dozer
Employee was driving the Cat 777B rock truck to a location where it could be worked on following the antifreeze hose breaking open the previous day. The employee inhaled antifreeze vapors & became ill.
March 4, 2024PA · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverEXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Employee was driving a rock truck when the antifreeze line broke in the cab. Hot antifreeze sprayed onto the employee's right arm and exposed employee's lungs to a toxic agent.
2021 · 1 incident
December 6, 2021PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was hammering a bearing in place on the right push arm of a Cat D11N dozer when a metal fragment came off and embedded in the index finger of EE's left hand.
2020 · 1 incident
August 4, 2020PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
IE was assisting another EE, mechanic helper, to remove the main bucket pin of the Komatsu 450 excavator. Other EE was pounding on the pin when it came loose. The pin caught IE's middle finger of his right hand between the pin and the top of the bucket.
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