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: 387 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 4 has $47K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$47K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
15 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $89K in penalties contested before the Commission, $5K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-04-09.
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.
2citations taken to the federal commission · 11% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 50%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 50%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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%
94%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$89K proposed, $5K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2008-03-19.
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 Auger 4 shows 100% of 12 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: 2014-04-09, 12 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
12
samples
0.57
dust max (mg/m3)
12 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
AUGER HELPER6
AUGER OPERATOR6
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)
2014
4
5,781
2013
4
2,780
2012
0
2011
0
2010
1
7,059
2009
1
2,112
2008
2
7,466
2007
2
11,297
2006
2
26,626
2005
2
16,494
2004
1
3,152
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Auger 4 sits in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.6% 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.
Somerset County, Pennsylvania · Population 73,255
1.6%
Mining share of county employment
$59,378
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
2014 Q2
800
1
1
1250.0
2014 Q1
1,642
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
612
6
1
9803.9
2013 Q3
510
3
0
5882.4
2013 Q1
499
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
0
0
0
2012 Q2
0
0
0
2012 Q1
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2011 Q4
0
0
0
2011 Q3
0
0
0
2011 Q2
0
0
0
2011 Q1
0
0
0
2010 Q4
0
0
0
2010 Q3
1,835
2
1
1089.9
2010 Q2
0
0
0
2009 Q3
0
0
0
2009 Q2
0
0
0
2009 Q1
573
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
528
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
0
0
0
2008 Q2
678
1
0
1474.9
2008 Q1
415
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
894
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
522
2
1
3831.4
2007 Q2
603
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
692
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
1,002
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
1,018
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
1,171
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
1,010
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
1,005
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
1,259
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
290
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
0
0
0
2004 Q3
815
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2014 · 1 incident
March 14, 2014PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was working on around a auger when he stepped on the edge of the sled and slipped twisting his left knee, He was seen at a medical center and had a x ray and a MRI , both were negative,He was told that he had a strain.