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Acosta Mine Coal

Acosta, Somerset County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3607341

Acosta Mine has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1983–2010
Latest incident
Oct 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
53
citations
25
significant & substantial
$5,929
proposed penalties
$5,197
paid to date
88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $732 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
74
inspections on record
1,197
inspection hours
4.4
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.
53 citations across 1,197 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Acosta Mine has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
53 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-03-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Acosta Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.19 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 178 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.
0.19
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.95
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
178
samples
Most recent sample: 2013-07-10.
Silica (quartz)
20.6
silica avg (%)
40.0
silica max (%)
17
samples
Most recent sample: 2012-02-21.
Noise
4%
over PEL
46
samples
Most recent sample: 2013-03-04.
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
2014 Q4 0 0 0
2014 Q3 0 0 0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 945 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,521 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,359 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 3,792 1 1 263.7
Show 46 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2012 Q4 5,485 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 6,904 3 0 434.5
2012 Q2 8,997 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 7,829 7 2 894.1
2011 Q4 7,665 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 6,886 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 5,061 3 1 592.8
2011 Q1 5,166 5 1 967.9
2010 Q4 5,444 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 5,035 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,914 3 2 766.5
2010 Q1 4,722 5 2 1058.9
2009 Q4 3,313 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 4,461 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 4,644 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 5,346 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 4,215 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 4,955 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,278 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 464 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 83 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 589 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,430 2 1 583.1
2005 Q2 3,837 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,866 3 2 1046.8
2004 Q4 3,588 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,451 2 0 579.5
2004 Q2 3,196 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 408 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 622 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,423 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,172 2 1 479.4
2003 Q1 3,920 1 1 255.1
2002 Q4 5,479 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,404 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,737 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 3,333 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,399 4 3 909.3
2001 Q3 4,595 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 6,272 6 5 956.6
2001 Q1 4,207 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 5,722 4 3 699.1
2000 Q3 4,410 1 0 226.8
2000 Q2 5,145 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,677 1 0 213.8
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

2010 · 1 incident

October 4, 2010 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Falls Creek Energy Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was climbing into rock truck to begin shift. He twisted knee causing swelling and fluid in knee. Injury got worse by end of shift.

1991 · 1 incident

January 3, 1991 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Falls Creek Energy Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF TIRE OF LOADER AND FELL TO THE GROUND CAUSING HARD BLOW TO HEAD.

1990 · 3 incidents

January 9, 1990 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Falls Creek Energy Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STEPPED OUT OF DRILL AND STEPPED INTO A RUT ON THE GROUND. HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE CAUSING PULLED LIGAMENTS AND CHIPPED BONE.

1989 · 5 incidents

September 12, 1989 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Falls Creek Energy Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE REACHED BEHIND SEAT AND ACCIDENTALLY STUCK HIS FINGER IN THE AIR CONDITIONER FAN.

May 13, 1989 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Falls Creek Energy Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

DOZER ROLLED OVER WHEBN DIRT GAVE AWAY WHILE CUTTING DOWN SPOIL PILE.

January 12, 1989 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Falls Creek Energy Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL STRAINED BACK CLIMBING UP AND DOWN FROM DOZER.EMPLOYER INFORMED 1-31-89 WHEN HE RETURNED TO WORK.

1988 · 2 incidents

September 2, 1988 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Falls Creek Energy Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CONTINOUS OPERATION OF EQUIPMENT

June 21, 1988 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Falls Creek Energy Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMP. WAS TAKING A BRAKE BOOSTER OFF ROCK TRUCK AND BRAKE BOOSTER FELL ON LEFT WRIST AND SMASHED LEGAMENTS AND TENDONS.

1987 · 2 incidents

December 26, 1987 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Falls Creek Energy Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATES3HE WAS OPERATING DOZER HE REALIZED HIS BACK WAS HURT WHEN HE CLIMBED OFF DOZER

July 8, 1987 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Falls Creek Energy Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS BA7KING DOZER, WENT OVER ROCKS, WHEN DOZER DROPPED DOWN AND JARRED EMPLOYEE CAUSING BACK PAIN AND OR INJURY.

1986 · 3 incidents

February 11, 1986 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Falls Creek Energy Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING A WATER HOSE APPROX. 250 LBS ONTO A TRUCK WITH ANOTHER MAN HELPING HOWEVER WHILE LIFTING HIS BACK BECAME TWISTED AND THUS HE SPRAINED IT.

January 29, 1986 PA · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Falls Creek Energy Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO HOOK UP A LIGHT PLANT. HE LIFTED THE LIGHT PLANT TO SET ON THE HITCH ON A PICK-UP AND LATER REALIZED HE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.

January 17, 1986 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Falls Creek Energy Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 CARRYING A CORNER EDGE FOR A D-9 DOZER, WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE, CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND HAVE THE HEAVY PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM ON THE KNEE. (EMPLOYEE NOTES THAT THERE WAS M UD OVER THE ICE5.

1983 · 2 incidents

June 11, 1983 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Falls Creek Energy Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING A TS24 SCRAPER WHEN CL/MBING OFF HE CAUGHT HIS WEDDING RING ON THE RADIATOR SHROUD DAMAGING HIS LEFT RING FINGER

February 16, 1983 PA · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Falls Creek Energy Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS COMING OFF CUT TO GO DOWN ROAD & DUMP HIS LOAD IN THE ROCK TRUCK. HE APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP TRUCK WHICH CAUSED THE TRUCK TO STALL. THEREFORE THERE WAS NO STEERING & HE WENT OFF THE EDGE OF THE ROAD & INTO A DITCH, THET RUCK ROLLED OVER WITH HIM INSIDE.

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