Which US mining operators have the most MSHA violations?

US mining operators with the most MSHA violations

Consolidation Coal Company has the most recorded MSHA violations of any US mining operator, with 46,002 on file and $38,529,309 in proposed penalties.

US mining operators ranked by total MSHA violations on record, with the proposed and paid dollar penalties behind them. Counts span MSHA's 26-year enforcement history; larger operators naturally accrue more. Click an operator for its full incident and compliance record.

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Top 50 by MSHA violations 572,545 violations across these operators

01 Consolidation Coal Company 46,002violations $38,529,309 proposed $27,420,339 paid
02 Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC 22,847violations $29,512,950 proposed $21,492,200 paid
03 Marfork Coal Company, LLC 22,380violations $28,764,696 proposed $21,644,156 paid
04 Spartan Mining Company, LLC 19,269violations $26,215,678 proposed $20,921,210 paid
05 Rosebud Mining Company 18,053violations $7,662,916 proposed $5,497,070 paid
06 Jim Walter Resources Inc 14,798violations $11,539,579 proposed $7,781,707 paid
07 Excel Mining 14,446violations $12,161,517 proposed $9,450,865 paid
08 Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC 14,396violations $5,267,253 proposed $3,877,043 paid
09 McElroy Coal Company 13,658violations $15,994,076 proposed $11,025,752 paid
10 United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations 13,040violations $17,447,858 proposed $14,793,697 paid
11 Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. 12,494violations $5,069,578 proposed $4,162,490 paid
12 Illnois Land Resources, Inc. 12,263violations $15,408,405 proposed $8,737,413 paid
13 Perry County Coal, LLC. 12,221violations $7,289,760 proposed $5,210,208 paid
14 Amrize Cement Inc. 12,118violations $14,965,778 proposed $12,034,394 paid
15 Blackjewel L.L.C. 11,671violations $8,000,431 proposed $997,171 paid
16 Elk Run Coal Company, LLC 11,621violations $14,075,309 proposed $10,579,840 paid
17 Sidney Coal Company, LLC 11,426violations $7,892,491 proposed $6,642,707 paid
18 Blue Diamond Coal Co 11,358violations $10,377,335 proposed $6,899,597 paid
19 Warrior Coal LLC 11,348violations $6,059,334 proposed $4,718,404 paid
20 Canyon Fuel Company LLC 11,102violations $7,686,134 proposed $6,275,646 paid
21 Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC 10,975violations $2,816,818 proposed $2,449,438 paid
22 Wolf Run Mining LLC 10,682violations $10,201,770 proposed $7,359,903 paid
23 Warrior Met Coal Mining, LLC 10,483violations $8,582,240 proposed $4,669,170 paid
24 Eastern Associated Coal LLC 10,426violations $9,526,718 proposed $4,773,799 paid
25 Panther Creek Mining LLC 10,299violations $9,680,170 proposed $6,649,900 paid
26 River View Coal LLC 10,174violations $4,262,338 proposed $3,516,107 paid
27 Rockwell Mining LLC 9,986violations $13,229,527 proposed $9,015,196 paid
28 Aracoma Coal Company 9,332violations $10,096,815 proposed $7,733,641 paid
29 Greenbrier Minerals, LLC 9,183violations $5,483,485 proposed $4,054,679 paid
30 Oak Grove Resources LLC 8,849violations $11,946,835 proposed $8,210,721 paid
31 Dominion Coal Corporation 8,761violations $6,685,357 proposed $5,051,063 paid
32 The Doe Run Company 8,395violations $4,584,682 proposed $3,823,377 paid
33 Ramaco Resources, LLC 8,372violations $7,892,216 proposed $4,737,909 paid
34 Mingo Logan Coal LLC 8,372violations $6,898,385 proposed $4,652,846 paid
35 Heidelberg Materials US Cement LLC 8,298violations $9,889,640 proposed $7,513,517 paid
36 Ohio Valley Coal Resources, Inc. 8,186violations $5,737,366 proposed $4,171,955 paid
37 Independence Coal Co. LLC 8,127violations $9,571,651 proposed $7,176,930 paid
38 Stillwater Mining Company 7,863violations $4,031,266 proposed $3,011,786 paid
39 Blue Diamond Coal Co 7,839violations $3,407,846 proposed $2,800,207 paid
40 Drummond Company Inc 7,836violations $5,614,665 proposed $4,526,670 paid
41 Big Ridge Inc 7,713violations $14,518,801 proposed $9,788,015 paid
42 Highland Mining Company LLC 7,668violations $8,618,759 proposed $5,280,400 paid
43 Pinnacle Mining Company LLC 7,558violations $7,186,107 proposed $4,563,207 paid
44 Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company 7,519violations $4,454,297 proposed $3,175,439 paid
45 Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. 7,438violations $7,067,013 proposed $5,012,125 paid
46 Webster County Coal LLC 7,392violations $6,052,511 proposed $4,514,711 paid
47 Kingston Mining, Inc. 7,221violations $6,898,538 proposed $5,260,154 paid
48 Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC 7,042violations $3,639,341 proposed $2,670,888 paid
49 Tilden Mining Company L C 7,026violations $9,430,541 proposed $6,869,913 paid
50 Gibson County Coal, LLC 7,019violations $5,906,537 proposed $4,731,228 paid