85% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $292,852 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
327
inspections on record
22,338
inspection hours
6.2
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.
1,381 citations across 22,338 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.
$1.9M
proposed penalties
$1.6M
current assessed
$1.6M
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
1,362 assessments are final orders; 42 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
February 11, 2011AZ · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techFatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Peabody Western Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances
A scraper and a service truck collided head-on while traveling in opposite directions on a haul road. The impact ignited a fire to both equipment and resulted in fatal injuries to the service truck driver.
November 5, 2006AZ · Coalelectrician, linemanFatality · ELECTRICAL
Peabody Western Coal Company · Contact with electrical current
The electrician was in the process of trouble shooting an electrical problem in the line of power feeding the 8200 Dragline. At the time of the accident the victim was in the KM-12 junction box when he contacted live electrical components resulting in fatal injuries.
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