82% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $139,163 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2012
425
inspections on record
22,087
inspection hours
6.6
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.
1,455 citations across 22,087 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.
$753K
proposed penalties
$615K
current assessed
$614K
paid to date
$994
outstanding
1,421 assessments are final orders; 79 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
May 20, 2026KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techFatality · MACHINERY
Pine Branch Mining LLC · Struck by falling object
EE and another employee were pulling the engine and removing nose cone on the radiator. EE was on the bottom under the 992g wheel loader. The other employee was on top of the machine. EE was taking the radiator nose off, accidentally took bolts out of counter weights and it fell on EE. Resulting in a fatality.
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