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.
39 citations across 1,917 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Conrail Tipple has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
39 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $276 in penalties contested before the Commission, $200 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-27.
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.
2citations taken to the federal commission · 5% of citations on record
Settled
2 · 100%
0%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
28%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$276 proposed, $200 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2015-05-27.
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 Conrail Tipple shows 99% of 169 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: 2026-05-27
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
169
samples
2.00
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.
137 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 32 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.
Conrail Tipple recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ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 3.19 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 2.63 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
2025 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2024 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2023 *
5.28
5.28
0.000
2022 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2021 *
5.50
5.50
0.000
2020 *
14.61
7.30
0.000
2019 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2018 *
0.00
0.00
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
2026
14
2025
15
2024
14
2023
14
2022
13
2021
13
2020
11
2019
12
2018
13
2017
13
2016
10
2015
14
2014
15
2013
12
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Conrail Tipple sits in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.3% 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.
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania · Population 78,902
1.3%
Mining share of county employment
$60,181
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
2026 Q2
9,710
1
0
103.0
2026 Q1
9,439
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
10,578
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
10,338
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
9,736
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
9,265
3
0
323.8
2024 Q4
9,194
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
9,084
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
9,621
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
8,993
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
9,640
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
9,706
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
9,443
2
0
211.8
2023 Q1
9,078
1
0
110.2
2022 Q4
7,330
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
8,503
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
8,955
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
9,120
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
10,030
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
9,912
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
8,601
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
7,807
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
7,040
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
6,105
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
6,708
1
1
149.1
2020 Q1
7,529
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
7,304
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
8,173
2
0
244.7
2019 Q2
7,646
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
8,327
2
0
240.2
2018 Q4
8,743
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
8,275
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
8,775
1
0
114.0
2018 Q1
8,588
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
8,405
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
8,729
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
8,785
5
1
569.2
2017 Q1
9,697
1
0
103.1
2016 Q4
8,534
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
7,712
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
6,136
1
0
163.0
2016 Q1
4,781
1
1
209.2
2015 Q4
6,010
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
10,054
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
10,659
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
10,242
3
0
292.9
2014 Q4
9,822
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
10,082
2
1
198.4
2014 Q2
10,024
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
9,014
2
1
221.9
2013 Q4
8,360
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
8,350
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
7,914
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
6,180
6
4
970.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file
2023 · 1 incident
June 28, 2023PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
RES Coal LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances
Employee was using an acetylene torch to remove an old chute liner near the scalping screen. Hot slag fell into the top of employee's right work boot, causing a burn. Employee did not seek medical attention until 7/3/2023, at which time the burn was diagnosed as being infected. Employee was hospitalized for infection on 7/5/2023. Employee did not miss work until 7/6/2023.
2021 · 1 incident
February 3, 2021PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
RES Coal LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee was walking across the area between the silt pile and coarse reject pile and slipped and fell due to snowy conditions. Employee landed on right hip/lower back area causing a muscle strain/pain in that area. *Employee did not seek medical attention until 2/8/2021.
2020 · 2 incidents
September 14, 2020PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was helping another employee get a piece of 4 inch metal pipe off the pipe rack and onto the forks of a forklift. EE tried lifting the pipe by self onto the forks, causing a strain to EE's lower back. Employee did not seek medical attention until after the end of EE's shift at 4:00 PM.
June 22, 2020PA · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
RES Coal LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee was walking through the shop on the way to the change room. EE tripped over 2 large pieces of angle iron laying on the shop floor. EE caught the toe of EE's shoe on the angle iron, causing EE to fall forward. EE put right hand down to stop the fall and struck EE's hand on the concrete floor. EE fractured the little finger. EE did not seek medical attention until 6/25/2020.