59% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $692,486 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
518
inspections on record
32,922
inspection hours
10.0
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.
3,281 citations across 32,922 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
ⓘDifferences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$1.7M
proposed penalties
$1.0M
current assessed
$994K
paid to date
$42K
outstanding
3,189 assessments are final orders; 164 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-03-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Bell County Coal Corporation · Struck by powered moving object
Truck rolled into pump house where employees were eating lunch. Employee was fatally injured.
June 16, 2004KY · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorFatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bell County Coal Corporation · Struck by falling object
A FATAL FALL OF ROOF ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE 003 WORKING SECTION. THE VICTIM WAS WORKING WITH THE SECTION CREW AND HAD BEEN INSTALLING TIMBERS DURING RETREAT MINING. THE CREW HAD TEMPORARILY HALTED PRODUCTION TO OBSERVE THE MINE ROOF, WHEN WITH LITTLE WARNING THE MINE ROOF BEGAN TO COLLAPSE. THE 5 MINERS RAN TO ESCAPE THE ROOF FALL. FOUR OF THE MINERS ESCAPED.
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