Charlie Sorokach: 30 MSHA citations controller
MSHA controller ID: C16033
Charlie Sorokach has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 2005. MSHA has proposed $3K in penalties since 2006, with $2K outstanding.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
30
citations
5
significant & substantial
$3,100
proposed penalties
$1,293
paid to date
42% of proposed penalties paid to date. The remaining $1,807 was reduced, settled, contested or is still owed.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
95
inspections on record
2,006
inspection hours
1.5
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.30 citations across 2,006 inspection hours.
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.$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
26 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-08-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.16.7%
significant & substantial
3.3%
high negligence or reckless
16.7%
reasonably likely or greater
16.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 30.0% low, 66.7% moderate, 3.3% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.Respirable coal dust
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Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Last sampled: 2026-09-21
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Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
133
samples
1.78
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
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The excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.95 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 38 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- BACKHOE OPERATOR43
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR42
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER15
Noise
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Last sampled: 2025-10-16
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.0%
over PEL
70
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- BACKHOE OPERATOR23
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER12
- CRANE OPER/DRAGLINE OPERATOR9
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Top causes
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2005
1
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
- Lykens #4 PA
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Where Charlie Sorokach stands on silica, penalties, and injury rate
MSHA's standard limits respirable silica to 50 micrograms per cubic metre, but MSHA publishes dust and quartz as separate files and never the silica figure itself. We derive it per sample, score it against the limit, and set the operator's injury rate against a benchmark built from the full MSHA operator record. With the 26-year penalty trail, contest posture, and fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.
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