66% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $932,128 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1,302
inspections on record
37,506
inspection hours
7.4
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.
2,769 citations across 37,506 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.
$2.8M
proposed penalties
$1.8M
current assessed
$1.8M
paid to date
$0
outstanding
2,725 assessments are final orders; 118 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-06-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
September 16, 2014UT · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorFatality · POWERED HAULAGE
West Ridge Resources Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE was operating the company #24-43 Wagner ST 2DS Can-setter at x-cut #11 in B Canyon,#2 entry in the 23rd East intake. When the victim was found, he was unconscious & unresponsive, his mid torso was pinned in the articulation area of the machine. His feet were in the cab & he was seated in the seat. CPR was administered. The victim was pronounced dead upon arriving on the surface.
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