John W Rich (Pa): 59 MSHA citations controller
MSHA controller ID: C00047
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 106
- Mines on record
- 3
- Years on record
- 1983–2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
59
citations
12
significant & substantial
$6,002
proposed penalties
$6,002
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
148
inspections on record
2,481
inspection hours
2.4
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.59 citations across 2,481 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
57 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-07-01.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.20.3%
significant & substantial
1.7%
high negligence or reckless
20.3%
reasonably likely or greater
15.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 30.5% low, 67.8% moderate, 1.7% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.Respirable coal dust
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Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Last sampled: 2026-07-01
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Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
156
samples
0.60
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
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The excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.127 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 29 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR43
- LABORER/BLACKSMITH39
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER34
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2020-06-05, 6 years ago7.8
silica avg (%)
4
samples
22.1
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR4
Noise
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Last sampled: 2026-07-01
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.2%
over PEL
97
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER35
- LABORER/BLACKSMITH26
- FORKLIFT OPERATOR14
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 37 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 30 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 18 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 11 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 7 non-fatal
- EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2023
1
2013
1
2010
1
2002
1
1996
6
1995
5
1994
2
1993
2
1992
7
1991
6
1990
9
1989
10
1988
8
1987
9
1986
6
1985
11
1984
9
1983
12
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
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Where John W Rich (Pa) stands on silica, penalties, and injury rate
MSHA's standard limits respirable silica to 50 micrograms per cubic metre, but MSHA publishes dust and quartz as separate files and never the silica figure itself. We derive it per sample, score it against the limit, and set the operator's injury rate against a benchmark built from the full MSHA operator record. With the 26-year penalty trail, contest posture, and fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.
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