78% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $215,692 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
216
inspections on record
8,499
inspection hours
15.2
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.
1,292 citations across 8,499 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.
$983K
proposed penalties
$782K
current assessed
$767K
paid to date
$15K
outstanding
1,242 assessments are final orders; 20 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
August 18, 2023WV · Coalbull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift bossFatality · OTHER
Twin State Mining, Inc. · Drowning
Employee was assisting in installing a discharge line from a pump when Employee did not respond to verbal calls, Supervisor went to check and found Employee face down and unresponsive.
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