72% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $42,345 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
392
inspections on record
17,618
inspection hours
3.2
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.
572 citations across 17,618 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.
$151K
proposed penalties
$109K
current assessed
$108K
paid to date
$743
outstanding
558 assessments are final orders; 36 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-05-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
PBS Coals, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
TWO MERCURY OWNED TRUCKS ENTERED PROPERTY TO DELIVER COAL. THE TWO TRUCKERS WERE INSTRUCTED TO AREA TO DUMP BY SCALE MASTER THEN BY THE HI-LIFT OPERATOR. THE TRUCKS BACKED PARALLEL TO EACH OTH ER TO THE LEFT (CAB AREA). AS THE 1ST TRUCK BEGAN TO RAISE AND DUMP THE COAL IT HIT THE TOP POSITION, THE COAL CAUSED BED TO FALL ON SECOND CAB.
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