Reliant Contracting, LLC: 275 MSHA citations operator
Controlled by
Joey Taylor
MSHA operator ID: 0152753
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2017–2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2017
275
citations
61
significant & substantial
$41,231
proposed penalties
$256
paid to date
1% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $40,975 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2017
34
inspections on record
2,457
inspection hours
11.2
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.275 citations across 2,457 inspection hours.
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.$41K
proposed penalties
$36K
current assessed
$256
paid to date
$36K
outstanding
251 assessments are final orders; 18 contested dockets.
Of $30K in penalties contested before the Commission, $24K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-08-15.
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.22.3%
significant & substantial
9.5%
high negligence or reckless
22.3%
reasonably likely or greater
16.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 8.4% low, 82.1% moderate, 9.5% 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: 2023-08-17, 3 years ago
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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.98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
150
samples
5.12
dust max (mg/m3)
3
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.68 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 82 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR68
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)21
- SCOOP CAR OPERATOR16
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2023-01-27, 3 years ago4.4
silica avg (%)
15
samples
7.3
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR9
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)5
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: 2023-08-15, 3 years ago
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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
30
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- SCOOP CAR OPERATOR8
- CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR6
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)6
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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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.
194
citations taken to the federal commission · 71% of citations on record
- Settled 117 · 60%
- Stood as issued 77 · 40%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
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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 49 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
17%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$29K proposed, $24K 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 2023-04-05. Vacated and withdrawn citations are removed from the file this view attributes through, so that outcome is slightly undercounted here.
Contested penalties
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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 operator contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENT 2019-0175 | Settlement | Manning | 2019 | $4K → $3K |
| KENT 2019-0088 | Settlement | Miller | 2019 | $3K → $3K |
| KENT 2023-0067 | Default | 2023 | $3K → $3K | |
| KENT 2023-0027 | Dismissal | Young | 2023 | $3K → $3K |
| KENT 2023-0071 | Dismissal | Young | 2023 | $3K → $3K |
| KENT 2018-0143 | Settlement | Rae | 2018 | $2K → $2K |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Top causes
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2018
1
2017
1
Mines on record
- #2 KY
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Where Reliant Contracting, 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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