91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $44,516 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
501
inspections on record
36,478
inspection hours
4.8
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.
1,768 citations across 36,478 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.
$500K
proposed penalties
$457K
current assessed
$456K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
1,735 assessments are final orders; 56 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
In the Main A section, number 5 entry in the intersection of crosscut 139 at station spad #2994. While walking past a rib, a rock measuring approximately 5'x2'x18" fell out striking the victim.
LCT Energy, LP · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Miner Operator was tramming into cut. When he positioned the miner onto sights, the mining machine was on a knuckle on the bottom causing it to swing in his direction, pinning him against the rib with the tail of the mining machine.
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