29% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $705,532 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2017
1,195
inspections on record
29,668
inspection hours
5.7
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.
1,681 citations across 29,668 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.
$998K
proposed penalties
$893K
current assessed
$293K
paid to date
$600K
outstanding
1,531 assessments are final orders; 52 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Lexington Coal Company, LLC · Struck by falling object
The employee was drilling a test hole in the surface pit floor to see if the rider coal seam was under the seam they were taking. Due to the freezing and thawing of the highwall a large chunk of rock approximately 4'x2'x3' came down striking the enclosed cab of the mobile drill, ripping the cab off and striking the employee.
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