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Jeddo-Highland Coal Company (ALJ decision, February 12, 1992)

Jeddo-Highland Coal Company (FMSHRC PENN 91-1295): Proceeding dismissed after penalty paid

Decision type
ALJ decision
Docket
PENN 91-1295
Decided
February 12, 1992
Presiding judge
James A. Broderick
Outcome
Procedural
Precedential status
Final order, not precedent
Checked against source
2026-08-15
Official source
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PDF
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This order from 1992 bound only the parties to this case; it isn't precedent. Ask about your situation and see what the current MSHA standards and Commission precedent say, with citations.

Currency note: this decision dates from 1992
The MSHA standards may have been amended, penalty amounts have been adjusted, and later Commission or court decisions may have changed the analysis since then. Treat this page as historical context, not current compliance advice. Verify the current standard before relying on any specific rule, threshold, or penalty mentioned here.
Final ALJ decision, not Commission precedent
This decision became final under the 40-day rule in 30 U.S.C. § 823(d)(1) because no later Commission review appears in the official index. It binds the parties but is not Commission precedent. The full text below is from the official FMSHRC release.
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Plain-English summary

Jeddo-Highland Coal Company paid the proposed $1,100 penalty in full on January 20, 1992. The Secretary of Labor moved to dismiss the civil penalty proceeding after payment. Judge James A. Broderick granted the motion and dismissed the proceeding.

Decision snapshot

  • Cited standards: None stated in the order.
  • Outcome: The civil penalty proceeding was dismissed after the proposed $1,100 penalty was paid.
  • Key point: Payment of the proposed penalty resolved the proceeding and supported dismissal.

Full text (FMSHRC public release)

CCASE:
SOL (MSHA) v. JEDDO-HIGHLAND
DDATE:
19920212
TTEXT:

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Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission Office of Administrative Law Judges
2 Skyline, 10th Floor
5203 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, Virginia 22041

SECRETARY OF LABOR,
CIVIL PENALTY PROCEEDING
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
ADMINISTRATION (MSHA),
Docket No. PENN 91-1295
PETITIONER
A.C. No. 36-01733-03538D
v.
JEDDO No. 7 Breaker
JEDDO-HIGHLAND COAL COMPANY,
RESPONDENT

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Before: Judge Broderick

On February 10, 1992, the Secretary of Labor filed a motion to dismiss this proceeding on the ground that Respondent on January 20, 1992, paid the proposed penalty of $1,100 in full.

Premises considered, the motion is GRANTED, and this proceeding is DISMISSED.

James A. Broderick
Administrative Law Judge

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