{"id":2277,"date":"2023-01-23T12:01:35","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T17:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mshadefensereport.com\/?p=2277"},"modified":"2026-03-18T18:07:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:07:36","slug":"msha-releases-increased-penalties-for-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/msha-defense-report\/msha-releases-increased-penalties-for-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"MSHA Releases Increased Penalties for 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

Adhering to what is now an annual requirement since the passage of the <\/span>Inflation Adjustment Act in 2016<\/span><\/a>, on January 13th, the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) published a <\/span>Final Rule updating the penalties<\/span><\/a>\u00a0used when assessing fines for citations and orders for the coming year. The increased penalties will determine assessments for mine production operators and independent contractors for all citations and orders<\/span> assessed after January 15th. This annual update to MSHA’s penalty authority is tied to national inflation metrics, meaning when there is significant inflation in the economy, the penalty increase is greater. This year, the penalty increase is slightly above 7% from 2022.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For the most basic citations, like 104(a) Citations, the increase is minimal. The statutory minimum penalty for regularly assessed penalties increases from $148 to $159. The increase becomes more noticeable when citations and orders are classified more seriously and therefore creep further up MSHA\u2019s regular assessment penalty conversion chart. For example, the statutory maximum for regularly assessed penalties under <\/span>30 C.F.R. Section 100.3<\/span><\/a> is now $85,580, up from $79,428 in 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other increases of note include:<\/span><\/p>\n