81% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $45,800 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
200
inspections on record
3,271
inspection hours
7.2
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.
235 citations across 3,271 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.
$241K
proposed penalties
$195K
current assessed
$195K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
230 assessments are final orders; 10 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-09-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
October 7, 2002AL · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorFatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Tuscaloosa Resources Inc · Struck by falling object
ON OCT.7, 2002, A 31 YEAR OLD MINER WAS FATALLY INJURED BY THE FALL OF A SINGLE ROCK/CLAY MASS FROM LOOSE UNCONSOLIDATED MATERIAL LOCATED ABOVE THE HIGHWALL. RAINFALL HAD OCCURRED DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS & WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN HEAVY JUST PRIOR TO THE START OF THE 6AM SHIFT. MINER WAS HAND SHOVELING RAW COAL FROM THE BASE TO SCOOP INTO LOADER. NOT WEARING A HARD HAT.
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