35% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $256,636 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
134
inspections on record
4,447
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.
442 citations across 4,447 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.
$395K
proposed penalties
$348K
current assessed
$138K
paid to date
$210K
outstanding
386 assessments are final orders; 34 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
February 27, 2017WV · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorFatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Chestnut Land Holdings, LLC · Fall from ladders
Employee was last observed as employee began to ascend an extension ladder. There is no eye witness, it is apparent the employee fell approximately 20ft. onto a moving conveyor belt and was fatally injured.
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