Mining Incidents · 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
576,475 violations across these operators
Ranked first
Consolidation Coal Company
$38,529,309 proposed · $27,420,339 paid
46,002
violations
- 02 Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC 22,939violations $29,554,749 proposed $21,525,932 paid
- 03 Marfork Coal Company 22,504violations $28,825,756 proposed $21,755,660 paid
- 04 Spartan Mining Company, LLC 19,550violations $26,471,273 proposed $21,113,553 paid
- 05 Rosebud Mining Company 18,192violations $7,693,202 proposed $5,522,985 paid
- 06 Jim Walter Resources Inc 14,798violations $11,539,579 proposed $7,781,707 paid
- 07 Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC 14,700violations $5,345,718 proposed $3,927,885 paid
- 08 Excel Mining 14,480violations $12,186,598 proposed $9,461,253 paid
- 09 McElroy Coal Company 13,658violations $15,994,076 proposed $11,025,752 paid
- 10 United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations 13,043violations $17,483,572 proposed $14,858,967 paid
- 11 Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. 12,597violations $5,105,119 proposed $4,197,279 paid
- 12 Illnois Land Resources, Inc. 12,263violations $15,408,405 proposed $8,737,413 paid
- 13 Amrize Cement Inc. 12,244violations $15,310,368 proposed $12,292,432 paid
- 14 Perry County Coal, LLC. 12,221violations $7,289,760 proposed $5,210,208 paid
- 15 Blackjewel L.L.C. 11,672violations $8,000,431 proposed $997,171 paid
- 16 Elk Run Coal Company, LLC 11,623violations $14,075,611 proposed $10,580,560 paid
- 17 Warrior Coal LLC 11,489violations $6,138,983 proposed $4,810,580 paid
- 18 Sidney Coal Company, LLC 11,426violations $7,892,491 proposed $6,642,707 paid
- 19 Blue Diamond Coal Co 11,358violations $10,377,335 proposed $6,899,597 paid
- 20 Canyon Fuel Company LLC 11,184violations $7,709,982 proposed $6,319,022 paid
- 21 Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC 11,035violations $2,834,792 proposed $2,464,718 paid
- 22 Warrior Met Coal Mining, LLC 10,817violations $8,927,713 proposed $4,999,033 paid
- 23 Wolf Run Mining LLC 10,731violations $10,223,754 proposed $7,374,820 paid
- 24 Panther Creek Mining LLC 10,531violations $10,241,237 proposed $6,894,754 paid
- 25 Eastern Associated Coal LLC 10,426violations $9,526,718 proposed $4,773,799 paid
- 26 River View Coal LLC 10,358violations $4,357,564 proposed $3,578,624 paid
- 27 Rockwell Mining, LLC 10,117violations $13,413,719 proposed $9,099,914 paid
- 28 Aracoma Coal Company, LLC 9,567violations $10,248,633 proposed $7,839,723 paid
- 29 Greenbrier Minerals, LLC 9,187violations $5,499,474 proposed $4,145,366 paid
- 30 Ramaco Resources, LLC 8,960violations $8,556,509 proposed $5,003,482 paid
- 31 Oak Grove Resources LLC 8,849violations $11,946,835 proposed $8,210,721 paid
- 32 Dominion Coal Corporation 8,761violations $6,685,357 proposed $5,051,063 paid
- 33 Mingo Logan Coal LLC 8,545violations $7,024,136 proposed $4,729,772 paid
- 34 Doe Run Company 8,525violations $4,647,157 proposed $3,880,199 paid
- 35 Heidelberg Materials US Cement LLC 8,453violations $10,585,872 proposed $7,646,365 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 Blue Diamond Coal Co 7,960violations $3,485,667 proposed $2,826,765 paid
- 39 Stillwater Mining Company 7,878violations $4,244,354 proposed $3,084,534 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. 7,275violations $6,911,797 proposed $5,269,566 paid
- 48 Gibson County Coal, LLC 7,052violations $5,916,683 proposed $4,736,212 paid
- 49 Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC 7,042violations $3,639,341 proposed $2,670,888 paid
- 50 Tilden Mining Company L C 7,026violations $9,430,541 proposed $6,894,403 paid