43% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $134,860 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
92
inspections on record
3,039
inspection hours
9.3
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.
283 citations across 3,039 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.
$236K
proposed penalties
$113K
current assessed
$101K
paid to date
$12K
outstanding
268 assessments are final orders; 15 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
July 27, 2011WV · CoalsuperintendentFatality · ELECTRICAL
Superior Processing, Inc. · Contact with electrical current
Employee was welding two pipes together at an elevated location when an apparent electrocution happened. He was working in a confined location and was probably wet with sweat.
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