Rifle Coal Company operator
Controlled by
Randolph Frederick et al
MSHA operator ID: P04520
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 18
- Mines on record
- 3
- Years on record
- 1983–1991
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
12
citations
5
significant & substantial
$835
proposed penalties
$835
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
10
inspections on record
99
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: 99 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.$835
proposed penalties
$835
current assessed
$835
paid to date
$0
outstanding
12 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-10-01.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 6 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 5 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 4 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 2 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
1991
1
1990
2
1989
3
1988
3
1987
3
1986
1
1984
3
1983
2
Mines on record
- Spruce Pine KY
- No 3 Surface KY
- Rifle Coal #6 Surface KY
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