Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. operator
Controlled by
Robert L Rosencrans
MSHA operator ID: P13396
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 42
- Mines on record
- 8
- Years on record
- 1988–2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
863
citations
296
significant & substantial
$293,932
proposed penalties
$193,301
paid to date
66% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $100,631 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
192
inspections on record
6,861
inspection hours
12.6
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.863 citations across 6,861 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$295K
proposed penalties
$212K
current assessed
$194K
paid to date
$18K
outstanding
841 assessments are final orders; 46 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 14 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 7 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 6 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 5 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 3 non-fatal
- OTHER 2 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2023
1
2014
1
2011
1
2010
1
2008
2
2007
1
2006
1
2005
2
2004
1
2003
1
1997
3
1996
1
1995
2
1994
3
1993
1
1992
3
1991
2
1990
5
1989
8
1988
2
Mines on record
- Sturgeon Freeman Fork KY
- Sturgeon #4 KY
- Sturgeon Buckhorn KY
- Sturgeon #3 KY
- St. Helens Tipple KY
- Clay Co No 1 KY
- #1 Wash Plant KY
- #1 KY
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