Suscon Sales Corp · Struck against stationary object
EE WAS GREASING THE DRAGLINE WHEN HE WALK INTO THE FAIRLEAD HITTING HIS HEAD.
Common Sense #1: 7 MSHA citations Coal
Common Sense #1 has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1983. MSHA has proposed $385 in penalties since 2000.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1983–1991
- Latest incident
- May 1991
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
7
citations
0
significant & substantial
$385
proposed penalties
$385
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date. The remaining $0 was reduced, settled, contested or is still owed.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
7
inspections on record
93
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 93 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Common Sense #1 has $385 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$385
proposed penalties
$385
current assessed
$385
paid to date
$0
outstanding
7 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-07-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.0.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
0.0%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Common Sense #1 shows 86% of 7 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
Health sampling
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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
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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: 2000-04-05, 26 years ago
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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.86%
within 1.5 mg/m3
7
samples
1.78
dust max (mg/m3)
5 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 2 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- BACKHOE OPERATOR3
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR1
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER1
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2000-02-29, 26 years ago28.3
silica avg (%)
1
samples
28.3
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR1
Noise
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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: 2000-02-22, 26 years ago
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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.33%
over PEL
3
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- BACKHOE OPERATOR1
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR1
- REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Common Sense #1 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2000.
Injury rate, 2000
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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 and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year. Employment reports reach back to 1983, but those earlier years come from MSHA's archived file format and are not used in rates.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 7.74 and the all-US-mining average was 5.64 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 8.49 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.
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
- York Resources Corp 1982 to 1990
- Suscon Sales Corp 1990 to 1994
- Bernice Mining & Contracting Inc 1994 to 2000
- Bernice Mining & Contracting Inc 2000 to 2000
- Bernice Mining & Contracting Inc 2000 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10 | 18,171 |
| 1999 | 20 | 47,143 |
| 1998 | 4 | 9,263 |
| 1997 | 14 | 19,656 |
| 1996 | 18 | 36,970 |
| 1995 | 13 | 26,633 |
| 1994 | 7 | 1,239 |
| 1992 | 11 | 30,291 |
| 1991 | 12 | 57,342 |
| 1990 | 7 | 15,771 |
| 1989 | 0 | |
| 1988 | 2 | |
| 1987 | 3 | |
| 1986 | 10 | 17,049 |
| 1985 | 16 | 15,838 |
| 1984 | 32 | 44,451 |
| 1983 | 24 | 28,113 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Common Sense #1 sits in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.7% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Sullivan County, Pennsylvania · Population 5,849
2.7%
Mining share of county employment
$64,758
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q4 | 1,530 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 1,279 | 1 | 0 | 781.9 |
| 2000 Q2 | 4,737 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 13,114 | 6 | 0 | 457.5 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1991 · 1 incident
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1990 · 1 incident
June 22, 1990
PA · Coal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
York Resources Corp · Struck by falling object
DRIVING A PIN FROM DRAG BUCKET WHEN IT CAME LOOSE IT FELL ON THE AREA OF HIS FOOT.
1985 · 1 incident
March 19, 1985
PA · Coal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
York Resources Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWN A LADDER ON A 2400 B CLARK LIMA DRAGLINE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER RUNG IN AN ATTEMPT TO PREVENT HIS FALL HE OVEREXTENDED HIS RT ARM CAUSING THE MUSCLES AND LIGAMENTS TO GIVE WAY AND TEAR
1983 · 1 incident
York Resources Corp · Struck against a moving object
WHILE BACKING UP WITH DOZER, DOZER WENT OVER ROCK JARRING SEAT, INJURING BACK-TAILBONE HIT SEAT SUPPORT.