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CAMBRIA PITT 001: 35 MSHA citations Coal

Controlled by J Clifford Forrest III
Mineral Point, Cambria County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608848

CAMBRIA PITT 001 has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2001–2013
Latest incident
Mar 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
35
citations
5
significant & substantial
$6,317
proposed penalties
$6,209
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $108 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See ROSEBUD MINING COMPANY's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
48
inspections on record
944
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: 944 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘ A Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2016-09-20.
On record since 2016.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.

CAMBRIA PITT 001 has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
34 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-08-31.
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.
14.7%
significant & substantial
2.9%
high negligence or reckless
14.7%
reasonably likely or greater
29.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 38.2% low, 58.8% moderate, 2.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
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.
3 citations taken to the federal commission · 9% of citations on record
  • Settled 3 · 100%
100%
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%
6%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $2K 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 2016-02-17.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
PENN 2010-773 Settlement Andrews 2011 $1K → $1K
PENN 2013-323 Settlement Harner 2014 $540 → $432
PENN 2016-0125 Settlement Lewis 2016 $100 → $100
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at CAMBRIA PITT 001 shows 100% of 88 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: 2021-09-02, 4 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
88
samples
0.34
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
ⓘ 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.
72 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 16 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR44
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE20
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR12

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2011-03-25, 15 years ago
13.2
silica avg (%)
2
samples
15.5
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR2
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

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.

Last sampled: 2021-09-02, 4 years ago
0%
over PEL
44
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR18
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE11
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR7
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2021 100% 4
2020 100% 7
2019 100% 3
2018 100% 4
2017 100% 5
2016 100% 3
2015 100% 4
2014 100% 10
2013 100% 5
2012 100% 19
2011 100% 10
2010 100% 9
2009 100% 3
2007 100% 2
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2011 11.0 1
2009 15.5 1
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2021 0% 4
2020 0% 5
2017 0% 1
2016 0% 2
2014 0% 7
2013 0% 5
2012 0% 6
2011 0% 5
2010 0% 4
2009 0% 3
2007 0% 2
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

CAMBRIA PITT 001 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2014.

Injury rate, 2014
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.96 and the all-US-mining average was 2.93 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 5.34 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2014 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2013 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2012 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2011 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2010 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2009 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Laurel Energy L P 2000 to 2003
  2. AMFIRE Mining Company LLC 2003 to 2014
  3. Rosebud Mining Company 2014 to present
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)
2025 0
2024 0
2023 0
2022 0
2021 0
2020 0
2019 2
2018 4
2017 4
2016 1
2015 0
2014 11 14,133
2013 24 116,953
2012 23 174,802
2011 22 189,719
2010 20 158,547
2009 11 92,153
2008 0
2007 5 15,824
2006 11 49,313
2003 7 44,373
2002 7 67,284
2001 8 90,532
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

CAMBRIA PITT 001 sits in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Cambria County, Pennsylvania · Population 132,355
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$56,292
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
2025 Q4 0 0 0
2025 Q3 0 0 0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
Show 83 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q3 0 0 0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 0 0 0
2021 Q3 0 3 0
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 52 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 841 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 114 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 371 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 268 1 0 3731.3
2018 Q2 27 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 60 2 0 33333.3
2017 Q4 1,118 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,457 2 0 1372.7
2017 Q2 128 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 128 4 0 31250.0
2016 Q4 1,057 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,128 3 0 2659.6
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 0 0 0
2015 Q2 0 3 0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 1,339 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 2,271 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 4,266 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 13,233 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 10,752 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 12,627 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 12,683 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 15,469 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 13,294 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 14,596 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 14,208 2 0 140.8
2012 Q1 14,299 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 12,517 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 12,614 1 0 79.3
2011 Q2 13,817 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 15,802 3 0 189.8
2010 Q4 11,357 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 11,904 1 0 84.0
2010 Q2 13,084 1 1 76.4
2010 Q1 12,966 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 9,582 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 10,585 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 4,787 1 1 208.9
2009 Q1 893 0 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 35 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,062 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 6,639 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 7,199 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 6,507 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 534 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,302 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 4,036 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,443 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,409 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,508 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,598 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,640 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 3,849 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 5,034 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,650 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,012 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,805 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2013 · 1 incident

March 28, 2013 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Notified of Reportable Hearing Loss on this employee.

2003 · 1 incident

July 28, 2003 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC · Struck by flying object

PICKING UP TOOLS BUMPED INTO MACHINE DIRT WENT INTO EYES.

2001 · 1 incident

March 7, 2001 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Laurel Energy L P · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WALKED ON TRACKS IN SNOW-FELL-GROUND WAS SNOW COVERED.