Highland Mining Company operator
Controlled by
Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc
MSHA operator ID: P24377
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 85
- Mines on record
- 6
- Years on record
- 2000–2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
885
citations
284
significant & substantial
$663,080
proposed penalties
$552,066
paid to date
83% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $111,014 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
288
inspections on record
12,765
inspection hours
6.9
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.885 citations across 12,765 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.$663K
proposed penalties
$552K
current assessed
$552K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
862 assessments are final orders; 50 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 18 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 16 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 12 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 11 non-fatal
- DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS 8 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 7 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2019
1
2018
1
2017
3
2016
5
2015
12
2014
8
2012
1
2011
5
2009
4
2008
6
2007
8
2006
7
2005
6
2004
6
2003
2
2002
4
2001
4
2000
2
Mines on record
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