96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,877 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
236
inspections on record
7,850
inspection hours
6.0
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.
470 citations across 7,850 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.
$118K
proposed penalties
$114K
current assessed
$113K
paid to date
$497
outstanding
467 assessments are final orders; 29 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
May 21, 2020IL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techFatality · HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bluff City Minerals LLC · Struck by rolling or sliding object
Employee was removing an electrical motor using a chain hoist suspended from a cross brace when the cross brace became unsecured and struck the employee.
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