86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $51,773 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
136
inspections on record
9,408
inspection hours
4.5
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.
426 citations across 9,408 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.
$370K
proposed penalties
$318K
current assessed
$318K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
413 assessments are final orders; 17 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-12-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC · Struck against a moving object
On May 6, 2017 at approximately 16:55 a haul truck operator backed up to a berm to dump, the berm breeched and the haul truck and berm slid down the highwall approximately 150 ft. There were no witness to the incident.
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