Mining Incidents

Amerikohl Strips Coal

Controlled by John M Stilley
Butler, Butler County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3609654

Amerikohl Strips has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2013–2019
Latest incident
Mar 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
44
citations
15
significant & substantial
$11,489
proposed penalties
$10,972
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $517 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
41
inspections on record
2,624
inspection hours
1.7
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.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-02-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Amerikohl Strips shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.19 mg/m3 (98% compliant) across 462 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)
4.03
dust max (mg/m3)
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
462
samples
Most recent sample: 2019-03-27.
Silica (quartz)
29.6
silica avg (%)
75.6
silica max (%)
14
samples
Most recent sample: 2018-05-10.
Noise
0%
over PEL
153
samples
Most recent sample: 2019-03-11.
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
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
Show 36 earlier quarters
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 3 1 178.5
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 12 4 499.9
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 1 0 60.2
2012 Q1 18,691 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 20,858 4 1 191.8
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 4 2 314.9
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, 2013 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · 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.

Reportable incidents

7 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2019 · 1 incident

March 4, 2019 PA · Coal safety representative OTHER
Amerikohl Mining Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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.

2017 · 1 incident

July 18, 2017 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Amerikohl Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Walking through the brush. Slipped and fell putting hand down to catch fall and run a small stick into right hand.

2016 · 3 incidents

September 8, 2016 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amerikohl Mining Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was moving a barrel of caustic soda and it splashed hitting employee in left eye

August 12, 2016 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Amerikohl Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Operator was exiting machine and while going down ladder, EE slipped and fell and caught self with right arm and shoulder.

March 23, 2016 PA · Coal machinist OTHER
Amerikohl Mining Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Installing snake fence on perimeter of mine site.

2015 · 2 incidents

June 12, 2015 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Amerikohl Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Operator was entering cab of machine, he had his right hand on door frame, wind blew door shut catching his right index finger between door and frame

March 5, 2015 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Amerikohl Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

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

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The full compliance file on Amerikohl Strips

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.