76% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $608,039 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2020
828
inspections on record
32,058
inspection hours
9.8
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.
3,142 citations across 32,058 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.
$2.5M
proposed penalties
$2.1M
current assessed
$1.9M
paid to date
$127K
outstanding
2,875 assessments are final orders; 78 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-01.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Marion County Coal Resources, Inc. · Struck by falling object
An EE was fatally injured when coal and rock material fell from the mine rib while rib bolting, and pinned the injured against the continuous mining machine. The rock and coal material measured approximately 6.3'x3.2'x2.0'. The miner was trained in the task being performed.
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