Rausch Creek Coal Preparation Lykens LLC: 35 MSHA citations operator
Controlled by
Robert Rivkin
MSHA operator ID: 0161315
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2019
35
citations
18
significant & substantial
$5,095
proposed penalties
$5,095
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
33
inspections on record
856
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 856 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
31 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.51.4%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
51.4%
reasonably likely or greater
51.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 2.9% none, 42.9% low, 54.3% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
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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
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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.
Last sampled: 2026-08-11
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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.100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
92
samples
1.27
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
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The excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.63 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 29 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR43
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER20
- CLEANING PLANT OPERATOR12
Noise
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Last sampled: 2026-08-11
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.0%
over PEL
51
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER16
- CLEANING PLANT OPERATOR13
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR8
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
1
Mines on record
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Where Rausch Creek Coal Preparation Lykens LLC stands on silica, penalties, and injury rate
MSHA's standard limits respirable silica to 50 micrograms per cubic metre, but MSHA publishes dust and quartz as separate files and never the silica figure itself. We derive it per sample, score it against the limit, and set the operator's injury rate against a benchmark built from the full MSHA operator record. With the 26-year penalty trail, contest posture, and fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.
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