Clearfield Co Strips has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
1998–2011
Latest incident
Jan 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
73
citations
38
significant & substantial
$14,416
proposed penalties
$14,416
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 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.
73 citations across 3,716 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Clearfield Co Strips has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$14K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
70 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $3K in penalties contested before the Commission, $3K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-04-18.
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.
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.
2citations taken to the federal commission · 3% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 50%
Stood as issued
1 · 50%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$3K proposed, $3K 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 2010-08-17.
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.
MSHA sampling at Clearfield Co Strips shows 100% of 304 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: 2018-12-13, 7 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
304
samples
2.03
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.
276 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 28 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.
Clearfield Co Strips 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
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
1.15
1.15
0.000
2010
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009
3.18
3.18
0.000
2008
4.57
4.57
0.000
2007
1.93
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.
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)
2021
0
2020
0
2019
0
2018
2
15,112
2017
0
2016
0
2015
1
2,959
2014
30
148,438
2013
47
209,083
2012
55
304,685
2011
66
431,549
2010
56
445,724
2009
54
366,974
2008
42
458,839
2007
34
342,388
2006
31
430,390
2005
27
297,459
2004
20
190,998
2003
14
129,631
2002
13
122,764
2001
12
150,674
2000
10
146,261
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Clearfield Co Strips sits in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.3% 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.
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania · Population 78,902
1.3%
Mining share of county employment
$60,181
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
Operating a CAT 777 Haul Truck when for some unknown reason, she stopped the loaded haul truck on an uphill grade placed the truck into neutral gear and allowed the truck to coast backward three truck lengths striking the berm causing the truck to roll over onto its passenger side. She was wearing her seatbelt and was not ejected. Accident contributed to "Operator Error".
2009 · 2 incidents
March 4, 2009PA · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee slipped off the last step while dismounting the front end loader. He initially told the foreman that he was OK and worked without incident for the rest of the week. On the morning of 3/8/09 he awoke to find his right leg swollen and black and blue. The ER @ Dubois Hospital diagnosed an infection under the unbroken skin on his leg. His first day off work was 03/09/2009.
January 28, 2009PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee states that he was dismounting from his Cat D10R Dozer when his feet went out from under him and he fell to the ground onto his right shoulder. He believes that he may have slipped on snow and ice on the tracks/structure.
2008 · 3 incidents
June 11, 2008PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerOTHER
Employee was standing next to his dozer. As he turned to talk to a co-worker, he felt a pain in his lower back. He completed his shift and went to the doctor the next day. He was advised by the doctor to take some time off work.
April 9, 2008PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was climbing down from a rock truck, when he missed the handrail and lost his balance, causing additional strain on his hand and arm still holding onto the handrail.
January 22, 2008PA · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was climbing down the ladder of the 777B Rock Truck to fuel up at the end of his shift, when he felt a pain in his shoulder. Employee shift started on 01/21/2008. Employee continued to work until he had surgery on the shoulder on June 20, 2008.
2007 · 1 incident
May 31, 2007PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was using an air wrench when the 1" airhose disconnected from the wrench and struck the employee on his left eyebrow causing a laceration requiring 3 stitches.
January 19, 2006PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
DISMOUNTING FROM 992C LOADER, HAD MUD ON HIS FEET & SLIPPED ON LADDER & FELL APPROX 5 FT TO THE GROUND & LANDED ON HIS SHOULDER. FRACTURED HIS UPPER LEFT ARM
HE WAS CHANGING THE SHAFT ON A DAVEY M8B DRILL WHEN THE TURNTABLE ON THE DRILL CAME BACK SMASHING HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE DRILL FRAME BREAKING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BELOW THE KNUCKLE.