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.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘA Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
3
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2024-05-09.
On record since 2013.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, 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.
Of $37K in penalties contested before the Commission, $17K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-12-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ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.
41citations taken to the federal commission · 18% of citations on record
Settled
40 · 98%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 2%
79%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 28 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
54%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$37K proposed, $17K 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 2014-04-14.
Contested penalties
ⓘ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 mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Health sampling
ⓘ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.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2025-06-05
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
18
samples
5
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg13
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz5
Show the individual readings (18)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2025-06-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2025-06-05
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.22
0.93
0.24
Front-end Loader Operator
2022-09-14
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2022-09-14
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2014-09-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2014-09-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Cleanup Man
2014-09-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2009-07-28
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Backhoe Operator
2003-06-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Scale Man
2003-06-05
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.31
0.5
0.62
Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-06-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2003-06-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2003-06-05
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.16
0.48
0.33
Crusher Oper/Worker
2002-04-25
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.41
0.44
0.93
Crusher Oper/Worker
2002-04-25
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2002-04-25
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2002-04-25
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2002-04-25
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.39
0.59
0.66
Crusher Oper/Worker
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
8
2025
6
2024
8
2023
7
2022
7
2016
2
2015
6
2014
5
2013
5
2012
5
2011
6
2010
4
2009
4
2008
4
2007
4
2006
4
2005
5
2004
5
2003
5
2002
5
2001
5
2000
6
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Rhinehart Sand & Gravel sits in Steuben County, New York, where the Census mining category is 0.3% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘCounty figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Steuben County, New York · Population 93,034
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$64,740
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2026 Q2
2,481
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
1,855
0
0
0.0
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
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
1,795
3
1
1671.3
2024 Q1
1,627
1
0
614.6
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, 2007NY · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
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, 1988NY · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
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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