Rossi Excavating Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
A NON EMPLOYEE 7OOK A RUBBER TIRE LOADER WITHOUT PERMISSION OF OPERATOR AND AS A RESULT WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT AND WAS KILLED
Leonard A Rossi: 1 recorded fatality controller
MSHA controller ID: C14786
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
28
citations
4
significant & substantial
$2,951
proposed penalties
$2,951
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
137
inspections on record
2,770
inspection hours
1.0
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.28 citations across 2,770 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.$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
28 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $147 in penalties contested before the Commission, $147 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-06.
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.14.3%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
14.3%
reasonably likely or greater
21.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 28.6% low, 71.4% moderate, 0.0% 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: 2026-04-07
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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
200
samples
0.62
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.161 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 39 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR59
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER59
- FINE COAL PLANT OPERATOR35
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2015-09-16, 10 years ago4.5
silica avg (%)
1
samples
4.5
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR1
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: 2026-04-07
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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.1%
over PEL
120
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER45
- FINE COAL PLANT OPERATOR23
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR16
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
1
citations taken to the federal commission · 4% of citations on record
- Stood as issued 1 · 100%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$147 proposed, $147 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2024-03-10. Vacated and withdrawn citations are removed from the file this view attributes through, so that outcome is slightly undercounted here.
Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.Largest penalties this controller contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENN 2024-0049 | Dismissal | Manning | 2024 | $147 → $147 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Top causes
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality
Incident timeline
1986
1 (1f)
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
- Pennies Bank PA
Fatalities under this controller
1 recordedFor insurers, brokers, and safety consultants
Where Leonard A Rossi 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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