55% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $42,133 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2012
234
inspections on record
9,719
inspection hours
2.1
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.
206 citations across 9,719 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.
$93K
proposed penalties
$55K
current assessed
$51K
paid to date
$4K
outstanding
199 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-06-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
March 7, 2019WV · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorFatality · MACHINERY
South Fork Coal Co., LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Victim was assisting with extracting the highwall miner cars. EE had been shoveling dirt/mud off the deck of the miner. EE was standing at the rear of the deck while a car was being extracted and for unknown reason head came forward and was caught between the car and a support post. Suffered crushing injuries to the head.
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