85% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $312,948 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
804
inspections on record
43,241
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.
4,243 citations across 43,241 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.
$2.1M
proposed penalties
$1.8M
current assessed
$1.8M
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
4,144 assessments are final orders; 76 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-05-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
December 28, 2004KY · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorFatality · MACHINERY
KNOTT COUNTY COAL LLC · Struck by flying object
EE was fatally injured when struck by ice dislodged from a slurry pipeline.
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