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.
44 citations across 2,624 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Amerikohl Strips has $11K 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.
$11K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
40 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-02-12.
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.
10citations taken to the federal commission · 23% of citations on record
Settled
10 · 100%
50%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
32%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $1K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2014-08-18.
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 Amerikohl Strips shows 98% of 462 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: 2019-03-27, 7 years ago
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
462
samples
4.03
dust max (mg/m3)
6
over MSHA ECV
ⓘ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.
289 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 173 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.
Amerikohl Strips recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2018.
Injury rate, 2018
ⓘ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, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.34 and the all-US-mining average was 2.33 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 4.27 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
2018 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2017 *
3.33
0.00
0.000
2016 *
8.39
8.39
0.000
2015 *
2.33
0.00
0.000
2014 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2013 *
2.38
2.38
2.378
2012 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2011 *
0.00
0.00
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)
2019
21
52,739
2018
25
225,459
2017
30
322,523
2016
33
212,387
2015
40
412,376
2014
42
418,457
2013
41
479,918
2012
31
297,621
2011
39
346,639
2010
30
241,861
2009
20
137,339
2008
23
110,165
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Amerikohl Strips sits in Butler County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Butler County, Pennsylvania · Population 195,870
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$86,775
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, 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
2019 Q2
14,756
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
8,644
1
0
115.7
2018 Q4
9,698
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
9,685
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
10,378
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
11,766
4
2
340.0
2017 Q4
14,064
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
14,303
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2017 Q2
12,655
1
0
79.0
2017 Q1
19,043
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
12,377
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
11,147
1
0
89.7
2016 Q2
9,495
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
14,644
1
0
68.3
2015 Q4
16,804
1
1
59.5
2015 Q3
23,214
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
21,766
3
1
137.8
2015 Q1
23,981
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
21,453
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
23,979
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
22,487
1
1
44.5
2014 Q1
24,004
11
3
458.3
2013 Q4
24,989
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
19,058
1
0
52.5
2013 Q2
20,044
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
20,000
1
0
50.0
2012 Q4
17,989
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
13,791
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
16,610
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
18,691
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
20,858
1
0
47.9
2011 Q3
18,806
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
22,776
2
0
87.8
2011 Q1
18,835
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
18,702
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
17,048
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
12,703
1
0
78.7
2010 Q1
12,900
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
7,443
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
11,223
1
1
89.1
2009 Q2
11,148
1
0
89.7
2009 Q1
10,844
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
12,411
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
12,217
2
2
163.7
Fatalities at this mine
1 recorded
July 31, 2013PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techFatality · MACHINERY
Amerikohl Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
The Cat 773E Rock Truck started having a problem with the right front strut. The mechanic was called and was conducting Trouble shooting procedures on the truck when the strut failed causing crushing injuries to the mechanic.
Federal Mine inspector arrived on site, and as inspector was driving up haul road apparently was experiencing severe health issues, which was a result of inspectors passing of natural causes.
The Employee had dismounted his front end loader and was standing next to the loader when he slipped. The slip and fall accident was due to the Ice that he was standing on next to the loader