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Rhinehart Sand & Gravel Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Jodi J Edger
Corning, Steuben County, NY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3000954

Rhinehart Sand & Gravel has $84K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 7 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1988–2007
Latest incident
Oct 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
231
citations
94
significant & substantial
$83,514
proposed penalties
$64,483
paid to date
77% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $19,031 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
48
inspections on record
1,034
inspection hours
22.3
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.
231 citations across 1,034 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Rhinehart Sand & Gravel has $84K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 7 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$84K
proposed penalties
$64K
current assessed
$64K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
228 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-12-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 1,335 1 0 749.1
2025 Q3 2,054 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,730 3 0 1734.1
2025 Q1 1,069 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,971 3 1 1522.1
2024 Q3 2,038 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,795 3 1 1671.3
2024 Q1 1,627 1 0 614.6
Show 70 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,498 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,935 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,750 3 2 1714.3
2023 Q1 1,250 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,078 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,523 4 1 2626.4
2022 Q2 1,155 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 560 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,630 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,770 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,146 5 2 1589.3
2015 Q1 640 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,570 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,515 4 3 1138.0
2014 Q2 3,276 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 702 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,248 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,575 47 18 13146.9
2013 Q2 2,704 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 845 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,670 8 2 4790.4
2012 Q3 2,782 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,986 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,080 13 5 12037.0
2011 Q3 3,406 1 0 293.6
2011 Q2 4,168 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,100 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,540 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,930 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,843 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2,814 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,254 5 1 3987.2
2009 Q3 3,490 13 2 3724.9
2009 Q2 2,652 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,188 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,150 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,470 2 2 809.7
2008 Q2 2,301 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,560 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,859 1 0 537.9
2007 Q3 2,171 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,080 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,469 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,080 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,600 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,158 51 21 23633.0
2006 Q1 1,080 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,080 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,562 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,808 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,080 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,600 5 3 1923.1
2004 Q3 3,549 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,165 2 1 480.2
2004 Q1 1,829 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,820 7 2 3846.2
2003 Q3 5,427 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,713 2 0 538.6
2003 Q1 2,080 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,119 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,346 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,386 20 10 5906.7
2002 Q1 2,080 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,080 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,510 10 4 2849.0
2001 Q2 2,280 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,340 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,419 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,327 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,254 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2007 · 2 incidents

October 15, 2007 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rhinehart Sand & Gravel, Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lifting, abdominal sprain. Did not take work off until 11/15/07. Did not report injury until 11/20/07.

April 30, 2007 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rhinehart Sand & Gravel, Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee missed a nail and struck his finger with a hammer while hammering and nailing, doing repairs on a conveyer belt. Injury required stitches.

2006 · 1 incident

April 3, 2006 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rhinehart Sand & Gravel, Inc · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

Employee was dislodging rock from feeder bin and became entrapped by material.

1988 · 2 incidents

October 14, 1988 NY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rhinehart Sand & Gravel, Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A SCREEN WITH THREE OTHER EMPLOYEES, HE PULLED MISCLES IN HIS BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK THAT DAY BUT DID NOT REPORT TO WORK ON 10-17-88. ON 10-19-88 HE REPORTED TO US THAT HE HAD INJURED HIMSELF AT WORK ON 10-14-88. IT IS INCONCLUSIVE WHEN HE WILL RETURN TO WORK.

June 8, 1988 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rhinehart Sand & Gravel, Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE AND OTHERS WERE WORKING TO TAKE APART PULVO-MATIC CRUSHER FOR REPAIRS. EMPLOYEE MISTAKENLY RMOVED SECURITY BOLT ON CRUSHER, RELEASING CRUSHER COVER FROM ITS POSITION. THE RELEASED CO VER FELL AGAINST EMPLOYEE KNOCKING HIM BACKWARDS. EMPLOYEE FRACTURED HIS PELVIS.

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