Bast Bank: 12 MSHA citations Coal
Waste Management & Processors Inc
· Facility
Controlled by
John W Rich Jr
Big Mine Run,
Schuylkill County,
PA
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3608507
Bast Bank has $1K 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
- 0
- Years on record
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- Latest incident
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
12
citations
0
significant & substantial
$1,307
proposed penalties
$1,307
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
26
inspections on record
410
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 410 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Bast Bank has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
12 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.0.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
0.0%
reasonably likely or greater
16.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 33.3% low, 66.7% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Bast Bank shows 100% of 50 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
Health sampling
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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
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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: 2026-05-26
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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.100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
50
samples
0.75
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
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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.31 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 19 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR29
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER13
- BACKHOE OPERATOR8
Noise
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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: 2026-03-18
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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.0%
over PEL
28
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER11
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR9
- BACKHOE OPERATOR8
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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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
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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.| Year | within 1.5 mg/m3 | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 100% | 6 |
| 2025 | 100% | 8 |
| 2024 | 100% | 11 |
| 2023 | 100% | 9 |
| 2022 | 100% | 12 |
| 2005 | 100% | 4 |
Noise by year
| Year | over PEL | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0% | 4 |
| 2024 | 0% | 6 |
| 2023 | 0% | 5 |
| 2022 | 0% | 11 |
| 2005 | 0% | 2 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Gilberton Coal Company 1995 to 1997
- Waste Management & Processors Inc 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2011 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Bast Bank sits in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania · Population 143,259
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$66,901
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 | 2,586 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 Q1 | 2,634 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q4 | 2,472 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 2,899 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 2,852 | 1 | 0 | 350.6 |
| 2025 Q1 | 3,196 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 3,035 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 2,963 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | 3,115 | 2 | 0 | 642.1 |
| 2024 Q1 | 3,159 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 3,354 | 1 | 0 | 298.2 |
| 2023 Q3 | 2,769 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 2,820 | 1 | 0 | 354.6 |
| 2023 Q1 | 3,104 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 2,714 | 1 | 0 | 368.5 |
| 2022 Q3 | 1,044 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 2,002 | 1 | 0 | 499.5 |
| 2022 Q1 | 695 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q3 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 563 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 666 | 5 | 0 | 7507.5 |
| 2000 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.