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Rhino Resource Partners LP controller

MSHA controller ID: 0098293

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
464
Mines on record
34
Years on record
2010–2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
7,734
citations
1,791
significant & substantial
$4,909,563
proposed penalties
$3,868,046
paid to date
79% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,041,517 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2010
1,907
inspections on record
113,142
inspection hours
6.8
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
7,734 citations across 113,142 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$4.9M
proposed penalties
$3.9M
current assessed
$3.9M
paid to date
$73K
outstanding
7,633 assessments are final orders; 224 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-03-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2020
22
2019
37
2018
53
2017
45
2016
36
2015
57
2014
43
2013
39 (1f)
2012
34
2011
73 (1f)
2010
25

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded
March 22, 2013 UT · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Castle Valley Mining LLC · Struck by falling object

The Continuous Miner had started into a left hand turn on the second lift off the pillar. A roof fall approx. 22'x25' ranging in thickness from 12" to 22" occurred, striking the employee, causing fatal crushing injuries.

June 27, 2011 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Rhino Eastern LLC · Struck by falling object

Victim was cleaning rocks and coal to set timbers along a rib line. The rib and brow fell crushing the miner. The brow measured approximately 100" long by 32" thick, by 37" tall.

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