River Ridge has $62K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2020–2025
Latest incident
Jun 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2019
120
citations
23
significant & substantial
$62,241
proposed penalties
$62,241
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2019
24
inspections on record
676
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 676 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
River Ridge has $62K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$62K
proposed penalties
$62K
current assessed
$62K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
114 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-12-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, 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
2025 Q4
35,471
5
0
141.0
2025 Q3
36,598
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
44,052
8
2
181.6
2025 Q1
45,013
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
40,951
5
1
122.1
2024 Q3
43,018
3
1
69.7
2024 Q2
64,760
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
64,877
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
66,507
11
3
165.4
2023 Q3
61,750
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
74,261
7
3
94.3
2023 Q1
86,006
3
0
34.9
2022 Q4
75,471
4
2
53.0
2022 Q3
81,007
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
79,078
14
1
177.0
2022 Q1
97,238
24
4
246.8
2021 Q4
82,200
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
78,100
9
2
115.2
2021 Q2
77,354
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
86,665
3
0
34.6
2020 Q4
76,599
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
77,412
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
61,534
7
1
113.8
2020 Q1
87,756
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
63,325
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
69,976
4
1
57.2
2019 Q2
63,865
9
2
140.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file
2025 · 1 incident
June 15, 2025AR · Metal/Non-Metalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
An employee was using a break-over binder and chain to secure poly pipe to a float, the chain slipped, causing employee to fall awkwardly, (same Level) breaking EE's lower left leg.
2020 · 1 incident
September 24, 2020AR · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
One of our safety rack techs fell off a tanker truck. The driver of the truck drove off before our EE could get off the top. EE was taken to the hospital for evaluation but had no major injuries. EE is very sore and bruised up.
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