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ARCHBALD MTN STRIP #1 Metal/Non-Metal

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

ARCHBALD MTN STRIP #1 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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
$3,106
proposed penalties
$3,106
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
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 $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
24 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
3%
over PEL
40
samples
Most recent sample: 2014-09-08.
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
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
2024 Q2 4,685 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 3,953 1 0 253.0
Show 74 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
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 1 0 811.7
2012 Q2 1,080 4 2 3703.7
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.

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