67% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $740,611 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
171
inspections on record
9,040
inspection hours
13.8
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.
1,245 citations across 9,040 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.
$2.3M
proposed penalties
$1.5M
current assessed
$1.5M
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1,221 assessments are final orders; 68 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-11-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Victim was cleaning rocks and coal to set timbers along a rib line. The rib and brow fell crushing the miner. The brow measured approximately 100" long by 32" thick, by 37" tall.
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