Mining Incidents

Superior Processing, Inc. operator

Controlled by Edward A Asbury
MSHA operator ID: 0055037
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
7
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2010–2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
283
citations
75
significant & substantial
$235,925
proposed penalties
$101,065
paid to date
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.

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Incident timeline

2024
1
2022
1
2021
1
2015
1
2011
2 (1f)
2010
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
July 27, 2011 WV · Coal superintendent Fatality · 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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