76% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $328,502 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2012
1,069
inspections on record
51,613
inspection hours
4.2
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.
2,159 citations across 51,613 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.
$1.4M
proposed penalties
$1.1M
current assessed
$1.1M
paid to date
$16K
outstanding
2,058 assessments are final orders; 92 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
March 18, 2023IL · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hamilton County Coal, LLC · Struck by falling object
The fatally injured miner and co-workers were in the process of building cribs during recovery of a longwall shield when unconsolidated rocks fell through the roof mesh and struck the miner.
January 5, 2019IL · Coalminer, necFatality · MACHINERY
Hamilton County Coal, LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
A miner was fatally injured when they were pinned between an air-lock equipment door and a concrete rib barrier located near the shaft bottom.
August 19, 2015IL · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techFatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Hamilton County Coal, LLC · Struck by falling object
Was putting screw jacks in to hold a pony boom up, supports dislodged and the pony boom came down hitting shoulders knocking EE to the ground. *On October 1, 2015, the injured miner died. On October 13, 2016, MSHA's Fatality Review Committee determined the death to be mining related and chargeable to the mining industry.
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