Mining Incidents

Waste Management & Processors Inc operator

Controlled by John W Rich Jr
MSHA operator ID: P17686
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
84
Mines on record
5
Years on record
1987–2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
481
citations
167
significant & substantial
$124,694
proposed penalties
$100,048
paid to date
80% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $24,646 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
453
inspections on record
13,940
inspection hours
3.5
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.
481 citations across 13,940 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$125K
proposed penalties
$100K
current assessed
$100K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
456 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2024
1
2023
2
2022
2
2020
2
2019
3
2018
3 (1f)
2017
3
2016
2
2015
2
2012
1
2010
3
2009
3
2008
1
2007
3
2006
1
2005
1
2004
1
2002
6
2001
6
2000
6
1999
4
1998
1
1997
1
1996
1
1995
2
1994
1
1991
1
1990
2
1989
5
1988
9
1987
5

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
November 29, 2018 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Struck by flying object

Mechanic was looking over the hydraulic equipment on a service truck when something failed & struck the mechanic in head above right eye. Mechanic fell back onto the garage floor.

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