4th Gen Fuels LLC operator
Controlled by
Thomas J Loving; Joseph T Bennett Jr; Andrew T Loving
MSHA operator ID: 0169973
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 13
- Mines on record
- 7
- Years on record
- 2021–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2020
264
citations
33
significant & substantial
$54,441
proposed penalties
$51,143
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,298 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2020
139
inspections on record
6,057
inspection hours
4.4
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.264 citations across 6,057 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$54K
proposed penalties
$53K
current assessed
$51K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
245 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 5 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 2 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 2 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 2 non-fatal
- DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) 1 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
2
2025
4
2024
1
2023
4
2022
1
2021
1
Mines on record
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