65% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $105,342 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
417
inspections on record
14,827
inspection hours
9.0
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.
1,328 citations across 14,827 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.
$304K
proposed penalties
$258K
current assessed
$199K
paid to date
$59K
outstanding
1,307 assessments are final orders; 21 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-06-01.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
June 17, 2004KY · Coalutility man, errand boy, service truck operatorFatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dags Branch Coal Co., Inc · Struck by falling object
A "HORSE BACK" (ROOF FAULT) MEASURING 2' X 14' X 38' DISLODGED FROM THE MINE ROOF PULLING 2 ROOF BOLTS FROM THE LAST FULL ROW OF BOLTS, FALLING ON THE VICTIM WHOSE LOCATION WAS NEAR THE 2ND ROW OF BOLTS, CAUSING CRUSHING BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA, RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES BEING SUSTAINED.
Watch this operator
Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at any Dags Branch Coal Co., Inc. mine.
For insurers, brokers, and safety consultants
The full compliance file on Dags Branch Coal Co., Inc.
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and
docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF
with the underlying data as CSV.