Knox Operating, LLC operator
Controlled by
Jeffrey K Justus II
MSHA operator ID: 0135913
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Mines on record
- 2
- Years on record
- —
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2014
349
citations
54
significant & substantial
$82,654
proposed penalties
$77,742
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,912 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2015
89
inspections on record
5,176
inspection hours
6.7
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.349 citations across 5,176 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.$83K
proposed penalties
$78K
current assessed
$78K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
344 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 3 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2021
1
2020
2
2015
1
Mines on record
- Beech Mountain Mine WV
- Mine #5 KY
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