80% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $329,920 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
2,142
inspections on record
38,125
inspection hours
8.0
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.
3,042 citations across 38,125 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.
$1.7M
proposed penalties
$1.4M
current assessed
$1.3M
paid to date
$57K
outstanding
2,941 assessments are final orders; 84 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
August 6, 2002WY · Metal/Non-Metalmotorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operatorFatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Tata Chemicals (Soda Ash) Partners · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
RAILCAR WAS POSITIONED IN THE EAST END OF NO. 12 TRACK CREATING A CLOSE CLEARANCE. THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT CLEARANCE TO ALLOW AN EE RIDING ON THE SIDE OF RAILCAR TO PASS BY ANOTHER RAILCAR. T HE RAILCAR WAS BEING SHOVED THROUGH THE CROSSOVER TRACK LEADING TO THE COLD ASH SPOT.
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