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: 364 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Coleman Mine has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
20 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-10-11.
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.
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.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2006-04-11, 20 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
15
samples
9
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz6
Respirable dust, <.1mg6
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz2
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (15)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2006-04-11
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.5
0.75
0.67
Truck Driver
2006-04-11
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.19
0.21
0.90
Laborer, Bullgang
2004-12-22
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.19
0.6
0.32
Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-12-22
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2004-12-22
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.21
1.38
0.15
Laborer, Bullgang
2004-01-24
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.21
0.72
0.29
Bulldozer Operator
2004-01-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Mechanic
2004-01-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2003-05-08
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.12
10
0.01
Truck Driver
2003-05-08
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2003-05-08
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2003-05-08
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bulldozer Operator
2003-05-08
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.19
0.36
0.53
Crusher Oper/Worker
2001-07-25
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz
0.63
10
0.06
Truck Driver
2001-07-25
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz
0.29
10
0.03
Truck Driver
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Coleman Mine recorded 9.61 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2006.
Injury rate, 2006
ⓘ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.
9.61
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 3.41 and the all-US-mining average was 3.91 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 4.29 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
2006 *
9.61
0.00
0.000
2005 *
7.45
0.00
0.000
2004 *
7.22
0.00
0.000
2003 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2002 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2001 *
12.03
0.00
0.000
2000 *
10.92
10.92
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
Year
Employees
2007
6
2006
9
2005
11
2004
12
2003
12
2002
13
2001
18
2000
24
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Coleman Mine sits in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.2% 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.
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania · Population 65,069
2.2%
Mining share of county employment
$64,295
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
2007 Q3
3,226
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
4,972
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
2,110
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
4,215
5
0
1186.2
2006 Q3
6,076
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
7,316
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
3,202
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
8,269
1
0
120.9
Show 23 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2005 Q3
8,495
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
7,676
1
1
130.3
2005 Q1
2,421
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
7,606
3
1
394.4
2004 Q3
7,752
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
8,301
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
4,045
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
9,574
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
8,813
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
8,583
1
0
116.5
2003 Q1
1,860
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
5,260
1
0
190.1
2002 Q3
8,614
3
1
348.3
2002 Q2
6,454
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
3,976
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
9,729
2
2
205.6
2001 Q3
10,298
1
0
97.1
2001 Q2
9,754
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
3,456
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
9,030
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
9,589
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
9,054
2
2
220.9
2000 Q1
8,946
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
45 on file
2006 · 1 incident
June 1, 2006PA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY
THE OPERATOR OF AN H-65 DEMAG EXCAVATOR WAS BEING DIRECTED INTO A MECHANIC'S SHED WHEN HE TRIED TO GET THE ATTENTION OF THE PERSON DIRECTING HIM, THE CONTRACTOR EE. THE OPERATOR LEANED OUT OF THE OPERATOR'S CAB TO TALK TO EE WHEN THE OPERATOR'S SWING CONTROL LEVER WAS ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED, CAUSING THE MACHINE TO SWING, HITTING EE ON THE LEG.
2001 · 2 incidents
December 19, 2001PA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
March 22, 2000PA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BLAST HOLES ON THE JOB. AS HE WAS PLACING A BOOSTER DOWN THE BLAST HOLE, HEFELT A POP IN HIS BACK AND EXPERIENCED PAIN. HE HAD DIFFICULTY STANDING UP STRAIGHT. HE WORKED T HE REMAINDER OF THE DAY WITH SOME BACK PAIN.
July 26, 1999PA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WHILE LIFTING TIRE AND WHEEL ONTO TRUCK BED TO TAKE FOR REPAIR TWISTED LOWER BACK. DR. FIRST MENTIONED TO HAVE PHYSICAL THERAPY ON 4/29/99. NO MENTION OF LIMITATIONS AT THIS TIME.
March 8, 1999PA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
A LIMESTONE BLAST WASBEING CONDUCTED AT THE SOUTHBEND LIMESTONE JOB ALONG RT. 156 IN SOUTHBEND TWP., PA. EE WAS APPROX. 450' FROM BLAST SITE. ALL PERSONS WERE WEARING HARD HATS. APPROX. 5-10 SEC. AFTER THE BALST, EE REMOVED HIS HARD HAT TO ENTE VEHICLE & WAS STRUCK ON THE FOREHEAD BY ASMALL STONE, LEAVING A CUT ON HEAD ABOVE HIS RIGHT EYE.
1997 · 2 incidents
August 19, 1997PA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
PICKING UP RADIATOR AND IT SLIPPED AND CUT FINGER.
May 19, 1997PA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
CLIMBING OFF ROCK TRUCK-FOOT SLIPPED ON LADDER AND FULL BODY WEIGHT WAS TRANSFERRED TO ARMS IN A TWISTING MOTION.
March 24, 1994PA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WHILE EE WAS STANDING BESIDE TRUCK THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A SHEET OF ICE UNDER SNOW AND FEET WENT OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND IN TRYING TO GREAK FALL LANDED ON ARM AND SHOULDER.
1993 · 4 incidents
November 15, 1993PA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
PULLED MUSCLE AND LIGAMENT IN LOWER BACK WHILE REMOVING SCREENS FROM SHAKER.
August 30, 1993PA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
April 16, 1991PA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
REACHING DOWN TO PICK UP BLOCK TRIED TO PICK UP A BLOCK THAT WAS FROZEN TO THE GROUND AND ANOTHER EE THREW A BLOCK DOWN TO TRY AND BREAK IT LOOSE AND EE S LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT.
1990 · 3 incidents
November 5, 1990PA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS