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.
116 citations across 1,089 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Kerry Coal Strips has $53K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$53K
proposed penalties
$31K
current assessed
$31K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
113 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $38K in penalties contested before the Commission, $15K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-07-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
12citations taken to the federal commission · 10% of citations on record
Settled
7 · 58%
Stood as issued
5 · 42%
90%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 10 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
59%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$38K proposed, $15K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2008-10-02.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
MSHA sampling at Kerry Coal Strips shows 100% of 63 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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.
Last sampled: 2008-03-05, 18 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
63
samples
1.29
dust max (mg/m3)
49 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 14 by the operator.
Noise
ⓘ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.
Health sampling trend
ⓘ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 by year
ⓘ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.
Kerry Coal Strips recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2007.
Injury rate, 2007
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000 and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year. Employment reports reach back to 1983, but those earlier years come from MSHA's archived file format and are not used in rates.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 4.71 and the all-US-mining average was 3.77 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 5.89 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2007 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2006 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2005 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2004 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2003 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2002 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2001 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2000 *
8.96
8.96
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2009
3
2008
5
2007
11
15,515
2006
12
13,054
2005
13
2,766
2004
11
8,836
2003
13
15,513
2002
16
47,109
2001
16
56,466
2000
19
71,087
1999
19
65,234
1998
22
110,456
1997
26
105,243
1996
28
97,350
1995
27
102,010
1994
37
203,632
1993
38
213,085
1992
40
227,059
1991
40
194,388
1990
51
321,441
1989
47
249,493
1988
43
251,711
1987
47
240,929
1986
45
258,873
1985
41
252,913
1984
38
254,296
1983
29
163,509
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Kerry Coal Strips sits in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘCounty figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania · Population 85,423
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$60,779
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘCitations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. 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
2009 Q3
493
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
1,283
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
1,189
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
1,057
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
1,423
2
2
1405.5
2008 Q2
2,260
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
2,554
11
8
4307.0
2007 Q4
5,012
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2007 Q3
4,976
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
6,743
8
0
1186.4
2007 Q1
4,309
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
5,600
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
5,120
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
7,039
2
1
284.1
2006 Q1
5,923
3
1
506.5
2005 Q4
5,453
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
5,610
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
5,817
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
5,868
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
6,100
4
2
655.7
2004 Q3
6,063
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
4,614
5
1
1083.7
2004 Q1
5,928
1
1
168.7
2003 Q4
5,226
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
8,780
2
1
227.8
2003 Q2
7,336
14
3
1908.4
2003 Q1
7,913
26
9
3285.7
2002 Q4
7,832
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
8,866
8
1
902.3
2002 Q2
8,293
3
3
361.8
2002 Q1
9,709
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
9,003
5
2
555.4
2001 Q3
9,855
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
8,347
7
1
838.6
2001 Q1
10,618
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
9,086
3
0
330.2
2000 Q3
11,751
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
11,043
10
6
905.6
2000 Q1
12,764
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
93 on file
2000 · 2 incidents
August 22, 2000PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
EE WAS TAKING A TRACKM PIN OUT OF THE D7 TRACKS HOLDING A B&O WRENCH, ANOTHER EE WAS HITTING THEWRENCH WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. THE B&O WRENCH BROKE AND A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO EE'S RIGHT ARM.
1996 · 3 incidents
December 9, 1996PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO JUMP START THE BATTERY ON THE HILIFT WITH HIS DOZER BATTERY, HE WAS HOLDING THE BATTERY CABLES IN ONE HAND & OPENING THE BATTERY BOX WITH THE OTHER HAND & LOST HIS BALANC E & FELL OFF THE DOZER ONTO THE GROUND.
EEWALKED TO THE DOZER TO CHECK THE OIL & THE PIT WAS MUDDY & HE CLIMBED UP ON THE COUNTER WEIGHT & SLIPPED BECAUSE ON THE MUD ON HIS BOOTS HE GRABBED ON TO THE RAILING & HE FELT A TEARING SENS ATION IN HIS LOER ABDOMEN
1993 · 3 incidents
December 30, 1993PA · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorOTHER
EE DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES PER DEATH CERTIFICATE ACUTE CARDIO RESPIRATORY ARREST MASSIVE ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION CORONARY ARTERY SCLEROISIS AN INVESTIGATION BY MSHA IS BEING CONDUCTED AT TH IS TIME I TALKED TO EE FROM MSHA ON 01-06-94
October 6, 1993PA · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
HE WAS LIFTING SOME HEAVY BLOCKING AND THE GROUND WAS MUDDY AND SLIPPERY, HIS FOOT SLID FROM UNDER HIM. HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LEFT GROIN AREA.
May 25, 1993PA · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorOTHER
INJURED WAS HOLDING A BAR ON THE GRAVEL ON THE 2400 SHOVEL EHRN THE BAR SLIPPED AS INJURED HIT THE BAR WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND THE BAR HIT INJURED IN THE FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A BAR TO DRIVE A PIN INTO A TRAVEL CHAIN & WHEN THE BAR WAS HIT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER THE BAR SLIPPED WEDGING HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE BAR & TRAVEL CHAIN
April 20, 1992PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
OPERATOR WAS RUNNING A D9G, STRIPPING ON OUT CROP OF THE FREEPORT SEAM. MOVED OVER TO TAKE ANOTHER PASS, BACKED OVER AN 8 FT EMBANKMENT, UPSETTING DOZER ONTO ITS SIDE. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING HIS SEAT BELT. HE WAS REPEATEDLY ASKED BY THE EMPLOYEES IF HE WAS HURT- HE SAID HE WASN'T HURT.
April 16, 1992PA · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS ON THE 235 SLIPPED ON THE TRACKS THAT WERE COVERED WITH FROST, STARTED TO FALL AND JUMPED TO THE GROUND LANDING IN THE RUTS AND HURT RIGHT FOOT.
January 25, 1992PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPL AND ANOTHER EMPL CARRYING A 20'PLASTIC PIPE WHEN I.NAME STEPPED ON PIECE OF SHEET METAL WITH HOLE BURNED IN MIDDLE OF IT.METAL CAME UP AND HIT I.NAME IN THE LEG.ON SHEET METAL WERE SOME S HARP EDGES AND IT CUT HIS LEG AND BADLY BRUISED
July 25, 1990PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSTRIKING OR BUMPING