73% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $8,041,693 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
4,305
inspections on record
240,364
inspection hours
9.5
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.
22,831 citations across 240,364 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.
$29.5M
proposed penalties
$21.6M
current assessed
$21.5M
paid to date
$109K
outstanding
22,377 assessments are final orders; 577 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
May 31, 2015IL · Coalexaminer, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examinerFatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was operating a diesel personnel carrier on the Main South Travelway. It appears that his vehicle struck a coal pillar at xcut #193 and he was ejected from the vehicle. He sustained fatal crushing injuries to his chest area.
Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was fatally injured when he was struck by a battery powered coal hauler in Unit 2.It is believed that the employee walked through the last open crosscut to #4 entry and sat down near the inby corner of #4 entry to eat his lunch. A coal hauler rounded the corner and pinned the employee to the rib.
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