73% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,565,411 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1,700
inspections on record
76,895
inspection hours
10.6
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.
8,186 citations across 76,895 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.
$5.7M
proposed penalties
$4.2M
current assessed
$4.2M
paid to date
$121
outstanding
8,105 assessments are final orders; 235 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-06-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Ohio Valley Coal Resources, Inc. · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
EMPLOYEE WAS APPARENTLY INSPECTING CONVEYOR BELT TAKE-UP AT 2ND M.NORTH DRIVE WHEN HIS LEFT ARM BECAME ENTANGLED BETWEEN THE BOTTOM BELT AND THE STATIONARY ROLLER, CAUSING AVULSION LEFT ARM AN D FACIAL INJURIES. ACCIDENT IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY COMPANY, STATE AND MSHA OFFICIALS. AUTOPSY PENDING.
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