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Common Sense Plant: 2 MSHA citations Coal

Capitol Coal Co. Inc. · Facility
Mildred, Sullivan County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3607376

Common Sense Plant has $110 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1983–2000
Latest incident
Feb 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
2
citations
0
significant & substantial
$110
proposed penalties
$110
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Capitol Coal Co. Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
10
inspections on record
158
inspection hours
n/a
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: 158 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 Plant has $110 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.
$110
proposed penalties
$110
current assessed
$110
paid to date
$0
outstanding
2 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-05-08.
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.
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 Plant shows 100% of 7 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: 2000-11-21, 25 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
7
samples
0.47
dust max (mg/m3)
6 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 1 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER2
  • LABORER/BLACKSMITH2
  • FINE COAL PLANT OPERATOR1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. York Resources Corp 1982 to 1990
  2. Suscon Sales Corp 1990 to 1994
  3. Bernice Mining & Contracting Inc 1994 to 2000
  4. Bernice Mining & Contracting Inc 2000 to 2000
  5. Bernice Mining & Contracting Inc 2000 to 2001
  6. Capitol Coal Co. Inc. 2001 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2002 0
2000 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Common Sense Plant sits in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.7% 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.
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
ⓘ 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
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 576 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,203 2 0 1662.5
2000 Q1 3,145 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2000 · 1 incident

February 17, 2000 PA · Coal weighman, scale person SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bernice Mining & Contracting Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

GROUND WAS ICED AND CINDERED-SUN CAME OUT MELTED-SUN WHEN IT REFROZE AND WHEN EE WALKED ON IT SLIPPED AND FELL. HER LEFT ARM BROKEN.

1989 · 1 incident

February 7, 1989 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
York Resources Corp · Struck by rolling or sliding object

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A DRUM OF FUEL BY ROLLING IT WHEN IT ROLLED ON HIS FOOT.

1985 · 1 incident

January 26, 1985 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
York Resources Corp · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO KNOCK ICE OFF BOTTOM ROLLERS OF CLEAN COAL BELT. BELT WAS SHUT DOWN AT TIME WHEN EMPLOYEE SWUNG HIS SLEDGE HAMMER IT BEGAN TO SLIP FROM HIS GRIP. HE ATTEMPTED TO GRAB FOR IT AND WHEN HE DID HE CAUSED AN INJURY TO HIS RIGHT ELBOW MUSCLES & LIGAMENTS.

1983 · 1 incident

May 5, 1983 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman FIRE
York Resources Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

CLEARING BRUSH AROUND NEW SHOP FACILITY BURNING BRUSH THE INJURED EMPLOYEE THREW GAS FROM A PAPER CUP ON PILE TO IGNITE FIRE HAD GAS ON HANDS FIRE CAME BACK ON VICTIM BURNING HIS LEFT HAND GAV E FIRST AID IMMEDIATELY AND TRANSFERRED TO LAPORTE MEDICAL CENTER