Mining Incidents

3-Cougar-Strip Coal

Controlled by Anthony J Flango
Houtzdale, Clearfield County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3602704

3-Cougar-Strip has $121 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1984–1990
Latest incident
Mar 1990
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
2
citations
1
significant & substantial
$121
proposed penalties
$121
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
9
inspections on record
59
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 59 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

3-Cougar-Strip has $121 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$121
proposed penalties
$121
current assessed
$121
paid to date
$0
outstanding
2 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-03-01.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at 3-Cougar-Strip shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.00 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 1 samples.

Health sampling
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
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.
0.00
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.00
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
1
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-10-05.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
Show 4 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 2 1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1990 · 1 incident

March 6, 1990 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Cougar Contracting Inc · Struck against stationary object

GOING TO MOVE TRUCK AND HIT HAND ON DOOR.

1988 · 2 incidents

April 25, 1988 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver FIRE
Cougar Contracting Inc · Fall from machine

I.NAME WAS DRIVING A ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE HEARD A SMALL POP SOUND THE TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE SHUTTING FLAMES UP AROUND WINDOWS I.NAME JUMPED THROUGH THE FLAMES ON TO THE GROUND

1986 · 2 incidents

March 21, 1986 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Cougar Contracting Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHIEL EMP WAS H9LPING I NAME ND EMPLOEE OF I NAME WELDING YOU CUT YOUR KNEE WHILE GRINDING PIECES OF METAL THAT WAS USED TO REINFORCE A ROCK GUARD TO BE USED ON TOP OF ROCK TRUCK SEVERE CUT TO RT LEG EMP D3D NOT REALIZE THE EXTENT OF INJURY UNTIL FOLLOWING DAY WHEN HE JUMPED OUT OF ROCK TRUCK AND CUT SPLIT OPEN AND STARTED TO BLEED

March 11, 1986 PA · Coal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cougar Contracting Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE EMPLOYEE 4AS BREAKING DRILL PIPE, HE PICKED UP A J-WRENCH AND TWISTED HIS BACK SPRAINED THE LOWER BACK AREA.

1985 · 2 incidents

May 30, 1985 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ELECTRICAL
Cougar Contracting Inc · Contact with electrical current

CURRENT FROM HIGH VOLTAGE LINE ENTERED SHOT CIRCUIT AFTER BLAST WAS FIRED.IT TRAVELLED BACK TO BLASTING MACHINE ARCHING 1\ STRIKING EMPL ON RIGHT LEG CAUSING BURN.

March 14, 1985 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cougar Contracting Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING P/N13K000003 FITTING ON TOP OF TRANSMISSION CONTROL COVER ON CLARK 275C SERIAL #492B-135 CAC HE WAS LYING ON RT SIDE & UPPER HAL OF BODY HUNG BELOW FLOOR BOARD SU RFACE

1984 · 3 incidents

February 2, 1984 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cougar Contracting Inc · Fall from machine

EMP WAS INSTALLING BACKUP SWITCH ON FRONT END LOADER WHEN HE WAS FINISHED HD DESCENDED FROM THE MACHINE ON LAST STEP HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE HE DID NOT FALL THE THE G GROUND AS HE CAUGHT HIMSELF HE FELT TWINGE IN BACK BUT CONTINUED HIS FULL SHIFT HE WORKED 3 HRS THE FOLLOWING DAY ON FRIDAY BUT WENT OT SEE THE DR HE WAS HOSPITALIZED ON MONDAY

January 14, 1984 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Cougar Contracting Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN STRIP PIT CLEANING COAL WITH A HAND SHOVEL A SMALL ROCK DISLODGED FROM LOW WALL FALLING 50FT AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT HAND WHICH WAS HOLDING SHOVEL IMPACT CAUSED A FX OF THUMB ON LEFT HAND

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The full compliance file on 3-Cougar-Strip

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.