75% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $32,596 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
75
inspections on record
2,194
inspection hours
12.4
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.
273 citations across 2,194 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.
$132K
proposed penalties
$112K
current assessed
$99K
paid to date
$13K
outstanding
266 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-05-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Star Fire Mining · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
LOADED COAL TRUCK WAS LEAVING PIT. FOR SOME REASON STEEP HAULWAY ROAD TRUCK ROLLED BACK. APPARENTLY DRIVER TRIED TO JUMP OUT. HE WAS CAUGHT BY TRUCK AND KILLED.
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