64% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $927,013 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
701
inspections on record
24,335
inspection hours
10.0
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.
2,434 citations across 24,335 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.
$2.6M
proposed penalties
$1.8M
current assessed
$1.6M
paid to date
$209K
outstanding
2,366 assessments are final orders; 75 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-10-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Kingwood Mining Company LLC · Struck by falling object
The miner operator on the east mains, left section, MMU 007-0, received fatal crushing injuries when portions of the right rib and corner fell unexpectedly. This occurred suddenly while the miner operator was cleaning the second cut in the 5 to 6 crosscut. The rib anomaly was approx 8.5' X 4.5' X 4.5' in the 5 to 6 crosscut and fell pinning operator against shuttle car.
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