Coal Loaders, Inc. has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1987–2016
Latest incident
Mar 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
74
citations
24
significant & substantial
$9,758
proposed penalties
$9,615
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $143 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.
74 citations across 2,017 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Coal Loaders, Inc. has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
74 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
Of $3K in penalties contested before the Commission, $3K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-10-23.
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.
9citations taken to the federal commission · 12% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 11%
Stood as issued
8 · 89%
80%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 5 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
5%
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 2015-10-29.
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 Coal Loaders, Inc. shows 99% of 313 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: 2019-06-05, 7 years ago
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
313
samples
3.06
dust max (mg/m3)
1
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.
272 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 41 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.
Coal Loaders, Inc. recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2018.
Injury rate, 2018
ⓘ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 3.34 and the all-US-mining average was 2.33 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 4.27 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
2018 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2017 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2016 *
7.85
7.85
0.000
2015 *
4.91
0.00
0.000
2014 *
5.05
5.05
0.000
2013 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2012 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2011 *
5.68
5.68
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)
2019
2
2018
8
70,520
2017
9
64,071
2016
12
74,373
2015
18
90,125
2014
18
106,172
2013
16
103,957
2012
16
75,831
2011
15
83,332
2010
14
6,296
2009
4
9,243
2008
0
2007
0
2006
1
2005
1
2004
1
2003
2
2002
2
2001
4
2000
1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Coal Loaders, Inc. sits in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania · Population 353,345
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$72,468
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
2019 Q2
839
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
1,859
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
4,004
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
5,018
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
4,772
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
6,577
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
6,472
3
1
463.5
2017 Q3
6,256
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2017 Q2
5,093
1
0
196.3
2017 Q1
6,021
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
4,504
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
6,903
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
5,327
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
8,757
1
0
114.2
2015 Q4
9,881
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
10,131
1
1
98.7
2015 Q2
9,370
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
11,371
6
1
527.7
2014 Q4
12,453
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
9,745
1
0
102.6
2014 Q2
9,365
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
8,014
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
9,119
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
7,737
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
8,616
1
1
116.1
2013 Q1
9,181
3
2
326.8
2012 Q4
9,739
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
10,090
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
9,815
3
1
305.7
2012 Q1
9,349
2
1
213.9
2011 Q4
9,755
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
9,925
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
5,990
2
2
333.9
2011 Q1
9,523
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
0
2
0
2010 Q3
10,797
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
11,810
2
1
169.3
2010 Q1
10,457
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
10,189
2
0
196.3
2009 Q3
0
0
0
2009 Q2
0
5
2
2009 Q1
0
0
0
2008 Q4
0
1
0
2008 Q3
0
0
0
2008 Q2
0
1
1
2008 Q1
0
0
0
2007 Q4
0
0
0
2007 Q3
0
1
1
2007 Q2
0
0
0
2007 Q1
0
1
0
2006 Q4
0
0
0
2006 Q3
12
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
0
0
0
2006 Q1
36
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
16
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
39
3
0
76923.1
2005 Q2
117
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
72
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
180
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
209
1
0
4784.7
2004 Q2
470
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
78
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
849
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
641
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
410
1
0
2439.0
2003 Q1
78
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
333
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
559
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
850
3
1
3529.4
2002 Q1
1,075
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
2,132
4
3
1876.2
2001 Q3
2,578
3
0
1163.7
2001 Q2
1,885
6
2
3183.0
2001 Q1
473
4
2
8456.7
2000 Q4
186
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
593
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
17 on file
2016 · 1 incident
March 22, 2016PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE was getting into the skid loader. Left foot was on the platform. Right foot was on the top of the blade. Due to muddy boots, right foot slipped off of the blade. Right foot went between the machine and the blade. He landed on his right side on the blade of the skid loader.
1997 · 1 incident
January 31, 1997PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
CLEANING THE HOPPER. WHILE TRYING TO CLEAR THE BELT WITH A SHOVEL, THE SHOVEL SLIPPED AND CAUSED HIS HAND TO HIT AGAINST GUARD. ABRASIONS AND SWELLING OF HAND OCCURRED.
1995 · 2 incidents
July 14, 1995PA · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderMACHINERY
THE INJURED PERSON WAS WATCHING THE MECHANIC SWING A HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE HAMMER CHIPPED OFF AND BECAME LODGED IN THE LOWER PART OF HIS EYE LID.