Black Run has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2015–2018
Latest incident
Aug 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
39
citations
3
significant & substantial
$4,214
proposed penalties
$4,214
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
29
inspections on record
400
inspection hours
n/a
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: 400 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Black Run has $4K 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
34 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, 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
4,448
1
0
224.8
2025 Q3
6,271
2
1
318.9
2025 Q2
6,039
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
5,924
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
4,112
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
5,736
1
0
174.3
2024 Q2
5,881
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
5,736
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
5,442
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
5,607
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
5,739
3
0
522.7
2023 Q1
5,880
4
0
680.3
2022 Q4
5,707
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
6,594
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
6,727
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
6,012
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
6,365
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
6,786
1
0
147.4
2021 Q2
6,532
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
6,168
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
6,084
4
1
657.5
2020 Q3
6,667
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
6,410
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
4,657
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
6,301
1
0
158.7
2019 Q3
7,116
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
6,640
2
0
301.2
2019 Q1
5,951
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
7,025
1
0
142.3
2018 Q3
6,792
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
6,746
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
3,761
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
5,528
1
0
180.9
2017 Q3
6,595
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
5,615
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
3,559
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
6,541
2
1
305.8
2016 Q3
6,317
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
7,267
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
3,922
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
6,512
1
0
153.6
2015 Q3
6,019
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
5,546
3
0
540.9
2015 Q1
4,111
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
7,695
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
6,668
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
6,432
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
3,740
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
4,076
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
6,413
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
7,747
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
3,165
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
5,633
1
0
177.5
2012 Q3
5,100
5
0
980.4
2012 Q2
5,398
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
0
0
0
2009 Q2
0
0
0
2009 Q1
0
0
0
2008 Q4
0
1
0
2008 Q3
1,240
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
1,675
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
592
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
1,765
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file
2018 · 1 incident
August 3, 2018PA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
EE was supervising another employee who was operating a power drill. The bit on the drill broke and the broken piece ricocheted and hit EE in the front tooth. As EE yelled and put hand up to mouth the employee operating the drill pulled the drill down from where the operator was drilling and the sharp end of the bit struck EE's right hand, cutting EE's small finger.
2015 · 4 incidents
August 17, 2015PA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was taking load of anti-skid in articulating truck to pit. It was snowing and there was a fresh coat of snow on the haul road. Employee hit a frozen pile of millings laying along the side of the haul road with the front right tire of the articulating truck he was operating at which time the cab rocked and the employee struck the right side of his head on the window.
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