John W Rich (Pa) 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
$5,700
proposed penalties
$5,700
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
145
inspections on record
2,427
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 2,427 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 2026-03-11.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, 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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