Ed Coal, Inc. operator
Controlled by
Everett Gordon Justice
MSHA operator ID: 0068463
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 32
- Mines on record
- 4
- Years on record
- 2006–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
280
citations
64
significant & substantial
$118,737
proposed penalties
$106,499
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $12,238 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
88
inspections on record
4,209
inspection hours
6.7
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.280 citations across 4,209 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$119K
proposed penalties
$106K
current assessed
$106K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
276 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 14 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 5 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 4 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 4 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 2 non-fatal
- EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
1
2025
1
2024
2
2019
1
2014
2
2011
3
2010
6
2009
5
2008
5
2007
5
2006
1
Mines on record
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