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: 228 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 No 5 has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
15 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-09-13.
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 No 5 shows 100% of 11 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: 2014-04-23, 12 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
11
samples
0.28
dust max (mg/m3)
11 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
AUGER HELPER5
AUGER OPERATOR5
MINE FOREMAN/MINE MANAGER1
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
2
2,815
2013
2
10,345
2012
1
261
2011
0
2008
1
1,335
2007
2
13,021
2006
2
16,913
2005
2
17,627
2004
2
14,872
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Auger No 5 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
818
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
0
0
0
2013 Q1
499
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
0
0
0
2012 Q3
0
14
2
2012 Q2
0
0
0
2012 Q1
289
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2011 Q3
0
0
0
2011 Q2
0
0
0
2008 Q4
0
0
0
2008 Q3
0
0
0
2008 Q2
435
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
470
3
1
6383.0
2007 Q4
1,106
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
1,394
1
1
717.4
2007 Q2
913
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
898
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
1,009
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
1,018
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
1,055
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
977
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
433
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
690
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
960
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
502
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
548
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
1,018
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
1,589
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file
2006 · 1 incident
December 28, 2006PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ee was striking tow ring with hammer when a piece of metal flew off and struck ee on left calf. Ee did not miss work or receive medical treatment until 6-28-04.