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.
Rate withheld: 347 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Auger #2 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
22 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-01-29.
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.
MSHA sampling at Auger #2 shows 100% of 22 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: 2014-10-02, 11 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
22
samples
0.60
dust max (mg/m3)
0
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.
22 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
AUGER HELPER8
AUGER OPERATOR8
COAL TRUCK DRIVER4
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.
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)
2015
1
1,375
2014
1
4,497
2013
2
16,926
2012
1
4,334
2011
1
2,563
2010
4
10,445
2009
3
4,474
2008
4
8,272
2007
2
8,717
2006
4
13,299
2005
3
8,464
2004
3
16,414
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Auger #2 sits in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.4% 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.
Indiana County, Pennsylvania · Population 83,213
2.4%
Mining share of county employment
$58,739
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
2015 Q4
0
0
0
2015 Q3
0
0
0
2015 Q2
30
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
36
1
1
27777.8
2014 Q4
176
1
1
5681.8
2014 Q3
114
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
96
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
305
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2013 Q3
335
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
645
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
385
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
310
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
242
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
0
1
1
2012 Q1
0
0
0
2011 Q4
0
0
0
2011 Q3
0
4
1
2011 Q2
70
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
442
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
1,717
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
155
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
2,337
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
80
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
160
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
263
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
450
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
792
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
2,200
3
2
1363.6
2008 Q1
211
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
0
0
0
2007 Q3
677
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
673
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
435
1
0
2298.9
2006 Q4
1,204
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
748
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
731
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
1,106
2
1
1808.3
2005 Q4
918
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
634
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
0
1
1
2005 Q1
876
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
844
2
2
2369.7
2004 Q3
498
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
844
2
1
2369.7
2004 Q1
853
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file
2009 · 1 incident
February 9, 2009PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS