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ARCHBALD MTN STRIP #1: 30 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by East SM, LLC
Archbald, Lackawanna County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3608419

ARCHBALD MTN STRIP #1 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1997
Latest incident
Mar 1997
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
30
citations
9
significant & substantial
$4,162
proposed penalties
$3,106
paid to date
75% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,056 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Summit Anthracite Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
57
inspections on record
1,173
inspection hours
2.6
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.
30 citations across 1,173 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

ARCHBALD MTN STRIP #1 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
24 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-24.
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.
30.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
30.0%
reasonably likely or greater
30.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 36.7% low, 63.3% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
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.

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.

Last sampled: 2014-09-08, 11 years ago
3%
over PEL
40
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR12
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE10
  • HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR4
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2024-03-19
2
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg2
Show the individual readings (2)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2024-03-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2024-03-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
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.
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2014 0% 3
2013 0% 3
2012 0% 9
2011 0% 5
2010 20% 5
2009 0% 7
2008 0% 2
2007 0% 2
2001 0% 2
2000 0% 2
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Silverbrook Anthracite Inc 1993 to 2021
  2. Summit Anthracite Inc 2021 to present
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)
2026 9
2025 8
2024 8
2023 4
2018 0
2017 0
2016 0
2015 1
2014 3 5,471
2013 3 6,044
2012 4 13,677
2011 4 14,522
2010 3 14,609
2009 3 7,189
2008 3 6,426
2007 2 10,798
2006 2 7,136
2005 2 5,691
2004 2 1,706
2003 2 2,764
2002 2 4,160
2001 2 6,696
2000 2 6,937
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

ARCHBALD MTN STRIP #1 sits in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania · Population 215,834
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$64,691
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
2026 Q2 4,039 6 2 1485.5
2026 Q1 4,064 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 4,999 2 1 400.1
2025 Q3 4,489 2 1 445.5
2025 Q2 6,351 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,890 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,814 2 0 524.4
2024 Q3 5,178 0 0 0.0
Show 76 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 4,685 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 3,953 1 0 253.0
2023 Q4 2,913 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 744 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 0 0 0
2015 Q2 160 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 57 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,200 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,460 2 1 1369.9
2014 Q2 560 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,941 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,760 1 0 568.2
2013 Q3 720 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,229 2 0 1627.3
2013 Q1 1,152 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,560 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,232 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,080 2 1 1851.9
2012 Q1 1,976 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 960 1 0 1041.7
2011 Q3 1,440 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,460 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,680 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,460 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,520 2 0 1315.8
2010 Q2 1,290 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,680 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,488 1 1 672.0
2009 Q3 1,260 2 1 1587.3
2009 Q2 1,260 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,040 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 720 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 640 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 240 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 924 1 0 1082.3
2007 Q4 480 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 640 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 960 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,220 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 640 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 640 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 960 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,440 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 420 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 320 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 320 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 320 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 160 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 320 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 320 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 240 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 320 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 480 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 160 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 640 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 640 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 512 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,024 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 720 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 352 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 992 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1997 · 1 incident

March 7, 1997 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Silverbrook Anthracite Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

GPF-BLACK LUNG. EMPLOYEE LEFT EMPLOYMENT 03-07-97 AND FILED FOR FEDERAL BLACK LUNG COMPENSATION.NO DETERMINATION YET.