Mining Incidents

Clearfield Co Strips Coal

Controlled by J Clifford Forrest III
Grampian, Clearfield County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608422

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.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
105
inspections on record
3,716
inspection hours
2.0
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.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-04-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Clearfield Co Strips shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.11 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 304 samples.

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.
0.11
dust avg (mg/m3)
2.03
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
304
samples
Most recent sample: 2018-12-13.
Silica (quartz)
17.8
silica avg (%)
34.3
silica max (%)
16
samples
Most recent sample: 2015-04-09.
Noise
8%
over PEL
171
samples
Most recent sample: 2018-10-16.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, 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
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 0 0 0
2019 Q3 0 0 0
Show 77 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 1,421 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,740 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,616 1 0 618.8
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q4 765 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 0 0 0
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 9,785 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 11,577 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 17,574 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 24,672 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 21,924 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 25,682 1 0 38.9
2013 Q2 28,561 3 1 105.0
2013 Q1 31,070 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 29,820 3 2 100.6
2012 Q3 32,648 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 34,165 1 1 29.3
2012 Q1 43,465 1 0 23.0
2011 Q4 38,465 1 0 26.0
2011 Q3 43,855 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 44,823 7 5 156.2
2011 Q1 47,510 4 2 84.2
2010 Q4 35,672 3 2 84.1
2010 Q3 38,027 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 43,288 6 5 138.6
2010 Q1 43,509 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 33,738 2 1 59.3
2009 Q3 31,825 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 23,669 4 2 169.0
2009 Q1 36,745 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 35,494 2 1 56.3
2008 Q3 35,923 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 31,149 3 2 96.3
2008 Q1 28,805 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 25,224 1 1 39.6
2007 Q3 25,684 2 2 77.9
2007 Q2 24,907 1 0 40.1
2007 Q1 27,808 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 23,517 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 24,384 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 21,057 2 0 95.0
2006 Q1 25,826 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 23,083 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 21,941 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 19,806 2 0 101.0
2005 Q1 17,912 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 16,342 2 2 122.4
2004 Q3 15,584 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 11,778 2 1 169.8
2004 Q1 11,950 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 13,467 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 9,775 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 11,027 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 9,837 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 11,653 6 3 514.9
2002 Q3 9,792 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 10,391 5 1 481.2
2002 Q1 9,594 4 1 416.9
2001 Q4 10,748 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 8,509 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 9,548 1 1 104.7
2001 Q1 8,612 2 1 232.2
2000 Q4 8,870 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 6,674 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 7,317 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 6,327 1 1 158.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

2011 · 1 incident

January 5, 2011 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC · Struck against a moving object

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, 2009 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC · Fall from machine

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, 2009 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC · Fall from machine

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, 2008 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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, 2008 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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, 2008 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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, 2007 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Injured was attempting to lift part of a broken tree from across the top surface of his D-11 Bulldozer blade when he dislocated his left shoulder.

2006 · 2 incidents

May 26, 2006 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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, 2006 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee, prior to the start of her shift, slipped while walking across the parking lot causing her to twist and fracture her right ankle.

2005 · 1 incident

2004 · 1 incident

January 24, 2004 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Moravian Run Reclamation Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

OPERATOR DOES NOT REMEMBER FALLING, THERE WERE NO MARKS ON HIS HEAD, BUT HE LOST MEMORY AND HAD SLIGHT CONCUSSION - HE ACTED UNUSUAL.

2003 · 1 incident

April 25, 2003 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer

OPERATOR CLAIMS HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING AN OIL CAN.

2000 · 1 incident

January 14, 2000 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Moravian Run Reclamation Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHEN REMOVING A TRANSMISSION PUMP FROM A 992 LOADER, HIS BOOTS HAD OIL AND SNOW ON THEM, HE SLIPPED AND LANDED HARD ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.

1999 · 2 incidents

August 11, 1999 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moravian Run Reclamation Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE REMOVING A BOLT FROM A DOZER BLADE CUTTING EDGE. HE WAS HOLDING WITH HIS LEFT HAND. THE BOLT TURNED LACERATING HIS FINGER.

June 14, 1999 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP 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

1998 · 1 incident

December 2, 1998 PA · Coal drill helper MACHINERY
Moravian Run Reclamation Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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.

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The full compliance file on Clearfield Co Strips

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.