Mine safety at repair shops
KC Transport v. Sonderling
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- KC Transport challenges two mine-safety citations issued after an inspector saw truck repairs at its lot in Emmett, West Virginia.
- What's at stake
- The unresolved question is whether federal mine-safety rules cover KC Transport’s repair lot, where MSHA issued two citations.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The company asks the Supreme Court whether a truck-repair facility away from an extraction, milling, or preparation site counts as a “coal or other mine” under federal law.
In 2019, a Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) inspector saw two trucks being repaired at KC Transport’s lot in Emmett, West Virginia, and issued two citations. KC Transport hauls gravel, sand, coal and other materials for businesses around Emmett.
The dispute concerns whether federal mine-safety law reaches a repair lot away from sites where minerals are extracted, milled or prepared.
Question presented
Whether a truck-repair facility that is not located at an extraction, milling, or preparation site is a “coal or other mine” under 30 U.S.C. § 802(h)(1).
What happens next
The next step is for the Court to decide whether to hear the case. No decision date is provided.
Documents
Docket activity
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AI analysis generated: Case Briefing
Case data updated: summary, question_presented, generation_metadata
Case data updated: question_presented, extraction_metadata
Brief added: Petition
More questions
- What did the cited rule require?
- It required equipment being repaired to be blocked against motion.
- What does KC Transport haul?
- It hauls gravel, sand, coal and other materials for businesses around Emmett.
- Has the Court scheduled oral argument?
- No; the Court has not agreed to hear the case, and no argument date is scheduled.
Sources
Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.