Buck Mountain Slope has $216K in proposed MSHA penalties and $216K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1990–2008
Latest incident
Dec 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
157
citations
58
significant & substantial
$216,476
proposed penalties
$102
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $216,374 gap.
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.
157 citations across 3,450 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Buck Mountain Slope has $216K in proposed MSHA penalties and $216K 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.
$216K
proposed penalties
$216K
current assessed
$102
paid to date
$216K
outstanding
126 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-11-07.
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 Buck Mountain Slope shows 100% of 272 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: 2013-02-20, 13 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
272
samples
2.09
dust max (mg/m3)
135 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 137 by the operator.
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)
2023
6
827
2013
5
623
2012
4
5,603
2011
3
4,009
2010
3
2,129
2009
5
3,526
2008
4
4,667
2007
3
3,085
2006
4
3,111
2005
2
2004
3
1,966
2003
3
1,500
2002
3
360
2001
0
2000
3
773
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Buck Mountain Slope sits in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania · Population 287,484
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$74,159
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
2023 Q1
2,880
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
1,600
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
1,920
1
0
520.8
2012 Q3
1,920
1
0
520.8
2012 Q2
1,920
1
0
520.8
2012 Q1
1,440
3
1
2083.3
2011 Q4
1,440
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
1,440
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2011 Q2
360
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
1,920
3
0
1562.5
2010 Q4
1,920
3
0
1562.5
2010 Q3
640
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
0
1
0
2010 Q1
720
2
1
2777.8
2009 Q4
2,400
3
1
1250.0
2009 Q3
1,920
2
1
1041.7
2009 Q2
1,920
4
1
2083.3
2009 Q1
2,400
6
4
2500.0
2008 Q4
960
3
2
3125.0
2008 Q3
1,960
3
0
1530.6
2008 Q2
1,920
9
5
4687.5
2008 Q1
1,920
5
3
2604.2
2007 Q4
1,360
1
0
735.3
2007 Q3
360
22
12
61111.1
2007 Q2
1,230
2
2
1626.0
2007 Q1
1,440
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
2,000
1
0
500.0
2006 Q3
1,920
2
0
1041.7
2006 Q2
1,080
3
0
2777.8
2006 Q1
1,080
1
0
925.9
2005 Q4
0
51
20
2005 Q3
360
1
0
2777.8
2005 Q2
540
2
0
3703.7
2005 Q1
320
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
1,260
4
1
3174.6
2004 Q3
1,680
1
0
595.2
2004 Q2
1,080
2
0
1851.9
2004 Q1
480
5
3
10416.7
2003 Q4
1,440
1
0
694.4
2003 Q3
960
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
340
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
360
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
0
0
0
2001 Q1
0
0
0
2000 Q4
840
4
1
4761.9
2000 Q3
84
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
546
2
0
3663.0
2000 Q1
1,200
1
0
833.3
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
2008 · 2 incidents
December 10, 2008PA · Coalbull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift bossFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Miner observed bad roof conditions, set a temporary jack to support the roof until permanent roof support could be installed. Part of the roof fell, injuring the miners back.
June 9, 2008PA · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
I WAS HOISTING COAL AN LOOKED AND SEEN SMOKE AND FIRE SO I TRIED TO MAKE IT OUT WITH A FIRE EXITING AND COULD NOT PUT IT OUT. I HAD THE MAN WITH TRAM FROM THE MIEN THRU THE 2 OUTLET.