Mining Incidents

SCH Terminal Services, LLC operator

Controlled by John F Hunt IV
MSHA operator ID: 0051334
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
68
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2003–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
521
citations
160
significant & substantial
$147,953
proposed penalties
$118,853
paid to date
80% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $29,100 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
91
inspections on record
6,937
inspection hours
7.5
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.
521 citations across 6,937 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.
$148K
proposed penalties
$119K
current assessed
$119K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
512 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
3
2025
3
2024
2
2023
2
2022
3
2021
1
2020
3
2019
1
2016
5
2015
2
2014
4
2013
5
2012
1 (1f)
2011
3
2010
2
2009
3
2008
5
2007
7
2006
5
2005
3
2004
3
2003
2

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
February 26, 2012 KY · Coal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand Fatality · OTHER
SCH Terminal Services, LLC · Drowning

A miner fell into the Tennessee River while attempting to take draft measurements on the barges parameter. EE had to cross from the permanent floating work-barge to the 1st empty barge EE was walking up-river on the barge. EE fell from the barge into the river workers immediately called for the Marshall County Rescue Squad.

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