81% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $23,933 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
82
inspections on record
4,671
inspection hours
3.3
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.
152 citations across 4,671 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.
$124K
proposed penalties
$100K
current assessed
$100K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
150 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-09-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Spring Creek Coal LLC · Struck against a moving object
An empty haul truck traveled in a forward direction through a dump berm and came to rest at the bottom of the angle of repose dump fatally injuring the operator.
Spring Creek Coal LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
The Haul Truck operator that had called in a problem with his park brake was found shortly thereafter pinned under his left rear tires. He had sustained fatal crushing injuries.
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