64% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,488,518 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1,222
inspections on record
61,735
inspection hours
9.9
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.
6,133 citations across 61,735 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.
$4.1M
proposed penalties
$3.6M
current assessed
$2.6M
paid to date
$941K
outstanding
6,021 assessments are final orders; 262 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-03-02.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Bledsoe Coal Corporation · Struck by falling object
Injury was cleaning gob in 3 left with continous miner, he started backing out of crosscut when corner of rib rolled off on him receiving a fatal injury to his upper torso. Size of rib striking he was approx. 4'L x 36"W x 16" thick.
Bledsoe Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS INADVERTANTLY OVER RAN BY A SCOOP.
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