78% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $347,097 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
758
inspections on record
45,606
inspection hours
4.1
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.
1,865 citations across 45,606 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.
$1.6M
proposed penalties
$1.5M
current assessed
$1.3M
paid to date
$194K
outstanding
1,780 assessments are final orders; 83 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-02.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Luminant Mining Company LLC · Struck by falling object
Employee exited the Hitachi Shovel and placed himself between the shovel and highwall. While on the ground between the shovel and highwall, the highwall sloughed and pinned the employee against the track of the machine resulting in a fatality.
November 13, 1994TX · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerFatality · MACHINERY
Luminant Mining Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
DOZER OPERATOR RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES WHEN THE DOZER HE HAD BEEN OPERATING BACKED OVER HIM.
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