Mining Incidents

Condor Mine: 26 MSHA citations Coal

Simkol Corp. · Surface
Controlled by Spencer J Svonavec
West Lebanon, Indiana County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3607880

Condor Mine has $8K 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
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2022
26
citations
8
significant & substantial
$7,610
proposed penalties
$7,610
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
85
inspections on record
1,227
inspection hours
2.1
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.
26 citations across 1,227 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Condor Mine has $8K 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
25 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-04-17.
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.
30.8%
significant & substantial
7.7%
high negligence or reckless
30.8%
reasonably likely or greater
46.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 3.8% none, 26.9% low, 61.5% moderate, 7.7% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Condor Mine shows 100% of 121 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: 2024-06-04
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
121
samples
0.62
dust max (mg/m3)
0
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.
103 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 18 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER34
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR28
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR18

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2024-01-11
18.3
silica avg (%)
3
samples
32.4
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR2
  • HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR1

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.

Last sampled: 2024-04-17
0%
over PEL
57
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR17
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER17
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE9
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2024 100% 9
2023 100% 10
2022 100% 18
2021 100% 4
2020 100% 2
2019 100% 5
2018 100% 4
2017 100% 2
2016 100% 5
2015 100% 7
2014 100% 5
2013 100% 4
2012 100% 6
2010 100% 4
2009 100% 6
2008 100% 2
2007 100% 4
2006 100% 3
2005 100% 2
2004 100% 4
2003 100% 5
2002 100% 2
2001 100% 5
2000 100% 3
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2024 19.4 1
2023 32.4 1
2022 3.0 1
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2024 0% 7
2022 0% 7
2021 0% 4
2020 0% 2
2018 0% 2
2016 0% 2
2015 0% 3
2014 0% 2
2013 0% 2
2012 0% 4
2010 0% 2
2009 0% 4
2007 0% 2
2006 0% 3
2004 0% 2
2003 0% 3
2001 0% 5
2000 0% 1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Simpson Coal Company 1987 to 2013
  2. Simkol Corp. 2013 to present
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)
2024 2 55,888
2023 2 141,176
2022 2 122,225
2021 2 16,848
2020 2 2,118
2019 2 10,579
2018 2 3,538
2017 2 8,745
2016 2 3,489
2015 2 3,812
2014 2 7,688
2013 2 8,303
2012 2 5,634
2011 1 6,417
2010 2 14,728
2009 2 8,334
2008 2 23,659
2007 2 23,195
2006 2 16,217
2005 2 14,747
2004 2 21,987
2003 2 26,205
2002 2 8,231
2001 2 15,864
2000 2 16,133
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Condor Mine sits in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.4% 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.
Indiana County, Pennsylvania · Population 83,213
2.4%
Mining share of county employment
$58,739
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
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 853 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,000 3 0 3000.0
2024 Q1 1,000 2 0 2000.0
2023 Q4 600 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 600 2 1 3333.3
2023 Q2 600 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 640 0 0 0.0
Show 91 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2022 Q4 820 4 1 4878.0
2022 Q3 620 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 650 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 384 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 736 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 944 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 880 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 704 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 192 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 144 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 608 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 864 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 944 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 832 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 832 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 912 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 992 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,008 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 736 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 960 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,008 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,024 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 928 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 944 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,052 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,238 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 860 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,980 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,244 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,337 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 816 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 874 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,054 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,417 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 720 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,040 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,008 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,024 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 736 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 816 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 912 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 896 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 528 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 0 0 0
2011 Q3 0 0 0
2011 Q2 896 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 368 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 528 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 912 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 960 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 576 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 848 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 592 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 800 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 512 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 224 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 992 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 880 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 720 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 800 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 960 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 910 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 832 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 864 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 896 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 784 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 848 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 832 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 960 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 752 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 912 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 784 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 832 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 896 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 576 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,104 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,024 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 736 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 656 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 624 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 496 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 960 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 976 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,008 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 816 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 912 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 896 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 928 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 800 0 0 0.0

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.