55% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,870,048 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2016
2,311
inspections on record
145,025
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.
10,435 citations across 145,025 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.
$8.5M
proposed penalties
$6.5M
current assessed
$4.7M
paid to date
$1.9M
outstanding
8,807 assessments are final orders; 335 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Warrior Met Coal Mining, LLC · Struck by flying object
Employee was fatally injured when a belt component malfunctioned (the bridal bar had a mechanical failure and broke) on the C1 Longwall take-up and struck employee in the chest causing blunt force trauma.
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