Winchester 2 has $73K in proposed MSHA penalties and $10K outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2022–2025
Latest incident
Apr 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2023
188
citations
31
significant & substantial
$73,122
proposed penalties
$51,793
paid to date
71% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $21,329 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2022
27
inspections on record
3,431
inspection hours
5.5
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.
188 citations across 3,431 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Winchester 2 has $73K in proposed MSHA penalties and $10K outstanding across 2 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.
$73K
proposed penalties
$62K
current assessed
$52K
paid to date
$10K
outstanding
171 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Winchester 2 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.63 mg/m3 (99% compliant) across 1,257 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
An unplanned roof fall occurred on 4/16/2025 at approximately 10:30 am on the 1 section, which is currently retreat mining in front of an MRS in the No. 3 Entry at 16 crosscut on the 2 left panel. The fall was approximately 8' x 8' x 3' thick.
Employee was in the process of hooking the retriever to the continuous miner when EE struck their back on the conveyor boom while attempting to stand up.
Employee states was in the process of replacing a boom swing jack on C/M when the jack suddenly began to slide, catching EE's ring finger between the frame of the C/M and the jack. Employee was diagnosed with an open fracture of the distal phalanx of EE's right ring finger. Employee was given a full release to return to work on EE's next regularly scheduled shift.
2023 · 2 incidents
June 21, 2023WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
Employee was bolting in 3 Left crosscut and had just finished drilling the hole and was in the process to install a bolt. As they pushed the install iii bolt up using the fast feed it stopped and they bumped the rotation. When they did it caused the 24" bolt wrench to break and strike them in the side of the face. Employee received 12 stitches.
Employee backed dump truck into fill area and began dumping spoil. The load weight shifted, causing the cab of the truck to raise and turn onto the driver's side. Employee was treated for a shoulder strain/sprain.
March 14, 2022WV · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
Employee was cutting a tree. As the tree fell it slipped off the stump falling onto employees foot, resulting in a broken foot.
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