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RIE Prep Plant #1 Coal

Controlled by Travis J Rothermel
Branch Twp Llewellyn, Schuylkill County, PA  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 3601826

RIE Prep Plant #1 has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $10K outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1992
Latest incident
Nov 1992
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
82
citations
30
significant & substantial
$11,594
proposed penalties
$133
paid to date
1% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $11,461 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
93
inspections on record
2,168
inspection hours
3.8
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.
82 citations across 2,168 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

RIE Prep Plant #1 has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $10K outstanding across 3 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.
$12K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$133
paid to date
$10K
outstanding
70 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-05-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at RIE Prep Plant #1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.35 mg/m3 (96% compliant) across 164 samples.

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.
Respirable coal dust
ⓘ 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.
0.35
dust avg (mg/m3)
6.41
dust max (mg/m3)
96%
within 1.5 mg/m3
164
samples
Most recent sample: 2024-05-20.
Silica (quartz)
4.0
silica avg (%)
7.4
silica max (%)
7
samples
Most recent sample: 2011-11-29.
Noise
6%
over PEL
82
samples
Most recent sample: 2024-05-21.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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
2024 Q2 4,440 1 0 225.2
2023 Q4 4,440 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,540 1 0 220.3
2023 Q2 4,540 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 4,540 2 1 440.5
2022 Q4 4,540 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 4,440 1 0 225.2
2022 Q2 110 0 0 0.0
Show 88 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2022 Q1 80 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 870 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,150 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,100 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,100 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,130 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,125 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,170 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,160 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,135 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 935 1 0 1069.5
2019 Q2 1,070 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,070 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 700 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 100 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 742 1 0 1347.7
2018 Q1 981 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,018 1 0 982.3
2017 Q3 947 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 935 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 965 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 992 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 932 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,152 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,208 1 0 827.8
2015 Q4 1,232 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,409 1 0 709.7
2015 Q2 1,227 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,015 1 0 985.2
2014 Q4 1,002 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 310 1 0 3225.8
2014 Q2 288 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 980 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,210 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,210 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,500 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,500 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,500 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,500 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,500 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,500 3 0 2000.0
2011 Q3 1,500 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,500 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,500 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,060 1 0 943.4
2010 Q3 1,060 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,060 1 0 943.4
2010 Q1 1,060 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,500 1 1 666.7
2009 Q3 1,500 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,500 1 0 666.7
2009 Q1 1,500 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,500 1 0 666.7
2008 Q3 1,500 3 3 2000.0
2008 Q2 1,500 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,500 2 0 1333.3
2007 Q4 1,260 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,188 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,056 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,290 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,043 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,360 4 4 1190.5
2006 Q2 2,908 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,072 3 2 976.6
2005 Q4 2,665 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 243 2 1 8230.5
2005 Q2 235 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,833 2 0 521.8
2004 Q4 2,669 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 616 14 1 22727.3
2004 Q2 640 20 16 31250.0
2004 Q1 3,987 3 1 752.4
2003 Q4 3,735 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 798 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 639 3 0 4694.8
2003 Q1 3,466 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,168 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 567 3 0 5291.0
2002 Q2 667 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,168 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,706 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 576 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 622 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,038 2 0 981.4
2000 Q4 2,544 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 658 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 623 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,702 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1992 · 2 incidents

November 10, 1992 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Direnzo Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS REMOVING ROCKS FROM RECEIVING BIN, GOT HAND WEDGED BETWEEN 2 ROCKS. SMAHSING FINGER (INDEX) ON LEFT HAND.

October 21, 1992 PA · Coal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager POWERED HAULAGE
Direnzo Coal Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

INJURED WAS ASSIGNED TO OBTAINING A CONVEYOR POWER SCREEN FOR DIRENZO COAL COMPANY.JACKET SLEEVE CAUGHT BY CONVEYOR ROLLER.

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