Which mining company has the most MSHA violations?

US mining companies with the most MSHA violations

CONSOL Energy Inc has the most recorded MSHA violations of any US mining company, with 87,834 on file and $59,741,779 in proposed penalties.

Controlling companies ranked by total MSHA violations across every mine they control, with the proposed and paid dollar penalties behind them. Counts span MSHA's 26-year enforcement history; companies controlling more mines naturally accrue more. Click a company for its full incident and compliance record.

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Top 50 by MSHA violations 1,079,405 violations across these companies

01 CONSOL Energy Inc 87,834violations $59,741,779 proposed $43,188,553 paid
02 Massey Energy Company 79,622violations $86,728,935 proposed $73,265,350 paid
03 Alliance Resource Partners LP 69,502violations $46,304,017 proposed $36,298,818 paid
04 Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 66,628violations $72,923,901 proposed $50,304,013 paid
05 Robert E Murray 60,278violations $58,836,165 proposed $38,422,457 paid
06 Peabody Energy Corporation 59,911violations $66,349,704 proposed $47,332,307 paid
07 Arch Resources Inc 45,764violations $35,740,830 proposed $28,912,219 paid
08 James River Coal Company 38,640violations $27,578,647 proposed $19,255,466 paid
09 Heidelberg Materials AG 28,625violations $23,026,398 proposed $18,208,005 paid
10 Patriot Coal Corporation 27,468violations $39,774,609 proposed $19,643,280 paid
11 Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc 24,757violations $20,387,941 proposed $16,546,696 paid
12 CRH PLC 23,599violations $9,470,085 proposed $7,424,502 paid
13 Cleveland-Cliffs Inc 22,844violations $30,547,573 proposed $22,604,528 paid
14 Blackhawk Mining LLC 20,708violations $15,388,423 proposed $11,607,409 paid
15 Cemex S A 20,338violations $18,842,368 proposed $14,872,382 paid
16 Sev.en Global Investments a.s. 20,117violations $19,073,383 proposed $13,392,333 paid
17 Martin Marietta Materials Inc 19,660violations $6,753,613 proposed $5,600,472 paid
18 J Clifford Forrest III 18,213violations $7,762,479 proposed $5,549,370 paid
19 Metinvest B V 17,321violations $15,347,143 proposed $11,591,148 paid
20 Walter Energy Incorporated 16,001violations $14,033,934 proposed $9,455,991 paid
21 James H Booth 15,780violations $10,497,735 proposed $7,297,658 paid
22 International Coal Group Inc (ICG) 14,999violations $14,914,021 proposed $11,066,021 paid
23 ACNR Holdings, Inc 14,969violations $10,659,317 proposed $7,887,540 paid
24 TECO Energy Inc 13,775violations $7,629,890 proposed $5,844,426 paid
25 Holcim Ltd 13,739violations $15,477,001 proposed $12,974,745 paid
26 Jeffery A Hoops 13,116violations $8,906,530 proposed $1,544,290 paid
27 James C Justice II 13,071violations $14,283,335 proposed $7,777,234 paid
28 USX Corp (United States Steel Corp) 13,040violations $17,447,858 proposed $14,793,697 paid
29 Freeport-McMoRan Inc 12,952violations $11,160,296 proposed $9,734,198 paid
30 Coronado Coal LLC 12,634violations $7,562,214 proposed $5,586,867 paid
31 Cumberland Resources Corporation 12,546violations $7,455,381 proposed $5,572,401 paid
32 Lafarge S A 12,101violations $7,582,887 proposed $6,207,522 paid
33 Warrior Met Coal Intermediate Holdco LLC 11,201violations $8,951,277 proposed $4,835,333 paid
34 Imerys S A 9,222violations $5,924,807 proposed $5,315,868 paid
35 Vulcan Materials Company 8,916violations $2,935,519 proposed $2,493,269 paid
36 Ramaco Resources Inc 8,824violations $8,115,840 proposed $4,915,324 paid
37 Foundation Coal Corporation 8,527violations $8,724,646 proposed $5,346,102 paid
38 Donald Blankenberger 8,404violations $10,157,698 proposed $7,208,098 paid
39 Renco Group 8,395violations $4,584,682 proposed $3,823,377 paid
40 Lhoist Group 8,291violations $4,968,550 proposed $4,415,417 paid
41 Benjamin R. Bennett 8,274violations $7,860,436 proposed $1,551,831 paid
42 Carmeuse Holding SA 8,267violations $4,718,511 proposed $3,776,015 paid
43 Armstrong Energy Inc 7,965violations $7,300,530 proposed $5,135,770 paid
44 Drummond Company Inc 7,836violations $5,614,665 proposed $4,526,670 paid
45 Rhino Resource Partners LP 7,734violations $4,909,563 proposed $3,868,046 paid
46 Buzzi S p A 7,726violations $6,697,081 proposed $5,120,395 paid
47 Rogers Group Inc 7,458violations $1,975,096 proposed $1,794,807 paid
48 Wolverine Fuels LLC 7,352violations $6,181,093 proposed $4,803,717 paid
49 Horizon Natural Resources Incorporated 7,293violations $1,693,950 proposed $1,354,764 paid
50 Foresight Energy Labor LLC 7,168violations $8,322,996 proposed $4,087,996 paid