34% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $317,504 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2010
179
inspections on record
15,595
inspection hours
4.6
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.
711 citations across 15,595 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.
$485K
proposed penalties
$418K
current assessed
$167K
paid to date
$251K
outstanding
698 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-08-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
January 10, 2025PA · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderFatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Wilson Creek Energy LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
An employee was crushed between a mobile bridge carrier (MBC) and the coal rib.
October 22, 2022PA · Coalexaminer, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examinerFatality · ELECTRICAL
Wilson Creek Energy LLC · Contact with electrical current
An examiner was found unresponsive in an underground sump. As of this time the exact cause of the employee's death is still undetermined.
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