Continental Strip has $40K 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
7
Years on record
2013–2026
Latest incident
Jan 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
171
citations
36
significant & substantial
$40,106
proposed penalties
$40,106
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
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.
171 citations across 5,701 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Continental Strip has $40K 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.
$40K
proposed penalties
$40K
current assessed
$40K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
168 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-01.
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.
MSHA sampling at Continental Strip shows 100% of 662 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: 2026-06-29
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
662
samples
2.75
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.
511 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 151 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.
Continental Strip recorded 2.15 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.
2.15
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 *
2.15
0.00
0.000
2024 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2023 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2022 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2021 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2020 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2019 *
4.78
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
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2026
42
42,501
2025
40
95,790
2024
30
59,274
2023
19
54,979
2022
17
66,405
2021
20
61,239
2020
17
64,540
2019
17
64,155
2018
20
69,095
2017
22
102,942
2016
24
148,511
2015
32
213,000
2014
35
353,643
2013
38
352,914
2012
37
475,979
2011
36
458,931
2010
36
397,341
2009
31
395,074
2008
31
385,131
2007
29
379,455
2006
24
266,314
2005
23
246,975
2004
21
188,358
2003
16
90,164
2002
11
18,110
2001
22
43,716
2000
24
85,120
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Continental Strip sits in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.1% 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.
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania · Population 143,259
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$66,901
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
22,225
5
1
225.0
2026 Q1
27,446
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
23,532
3
2
127.5
2025 Q3
22,558
2
1
88.7
2025 Q2
24,921
30
11
1203.8
2025 Q1
21,861
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
20,097
4
1
199.0
2024 Q3
18,260
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
18,225
4
1
219.5
2024 Q1
13,237
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
11,011
4
1
363.3
2023 Q3
14,388
3
1
208.5
2023 Q2
12,996
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
10,659
2
0
187.6
2022 Q4
12,234
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
9,139
4
0
437.7
2022 Q2
12,900
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
10,086
3
0
297.4
2021 Q4
13,556
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
14,103
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
12,714
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
9,674
1
0
103.4
2020 Q4
9,516
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
9,708
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
11,410
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
9,770
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
11,625
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
9,712
2
0
205.9
2019 Q2
10,944
1
0
91.4
2019 Q1
9,550
1
0
104.7
2018 Q4
12,914
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
13,228
1
0
75.6
2018 Q2
11,595
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
12,299
2
0
162.6
2017 Q4
14,390
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
12,101
3
0
247.9
2017 Q2
14,486
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
12,970
1
0
77.1
2016 Q4
11,169
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
12,651
2
0
158.1
2016 Q2
12,620
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
20,281
1
0
49.3
2015 Q4
20,624
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
20,348
8
5
393.2
2015 Q2
24,395
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
21,090
4
0
189.7
2014 Q4
22,405
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
25,130
2
0
79.6
2014 Q2
25,081
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
24,671
1
0
40.5
2013 Q4
24,776
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
25,632
2
1
78.0
2013 Q2
26,738
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
26,484
3
2
113.3
2012 Q4
25,893
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
25,756
3
0
116.5
2012 Q2
26,022
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
27,351
3
0
109.7
2011 Q4
25,937
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
25,418
7
0
275.4
2011 Q2
25,429
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
25,278
1
0
39.6
2010 Q4
24,579
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
24,500
5
3
204.1
2010 Q2
24,769
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
23,759
1
0
42.1
2009 Q4
21,767
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
19,921
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
21,131
1
0
47.3
2009 Q1
21,651
5
0
230.9
2008 Q4
20,456
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
19,138
8
0
418.0
2008 Q2
21,049
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
20,735
1
0
48.2
2007 Q4
20,205
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
19,380
4
0
206.4
2007 Q2
20,806
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
16,325
1
0
61.3
2006 Q4
15,659
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
15,279
6
0
392.7
2006 Q2
16,590
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
17,781
1
1
56.2
2005 Q4
15,903
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
14,582
4
0
274.3
2005 Q2
16,595
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
14,772
2
1
135.4
2004 Q4
13,100
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
14,738
1
0
67.9
2004 Q2
6,831
3
1
439.2
2004 Q1
9,476
1
0
105.5
2003 Q4
9,102
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
7,664
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
9,395
2
0
212.9
2003 Q1
8,380
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
0
0
0
2002 Q3
0
0
0
2002 Q2
12,114
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
13,729
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
13,009
1
1
76.9
2001 Q3
12,001
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
12,152
1
0
82.3
2001 Q1
11,947
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
10,426
2
0
191.8
2000 Q3
8,852
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
13,891
2
0
144.0
2000 Q1
19,235
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file
2026 · 1 incident
January 21, 2026PA · Coalcrane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, riggerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dragline operator exiting machine after end of shift stepped down from shoe and slipped. Dragline operator fell to ground landing on left hip. Dragline operator was assisted to their feet by witness/oiler and both clocked out for the day. Dragline operator went to hospital later that day where they were diagnosed with a left hip socket fracture and were admitted for surgery.
Portable fire extinguisher accidentally discharged in excavator cab. While attempting to step down from the machine the tracks were not aligned causing the excavator operator to hang from the grab handle of the cab. This strained left bicep tendon causing injury.
2024 · 1 incident
June 26, 2024PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
Assisting crane set tracks of 6015 excavator for assembly. Track was set in assembly area. Rigger and EE went to disconnect rigging. As employee was disconnecting, the slings became under tension and the EE's right index finger was pinched between lifting pin and track frame. Diagnosis: Traumatic amputation of tip of finger. No Bone Loss.
Dragline Oiler was hammering off broken dragline bucket tooth when a two-inch metal sliver (shrapnel) broke off the tooth and impaled the Dragline Oiler in the right thigh.
2016 · 1 incident
March 24, 2016PA · Coaldriller, highwall operator, highwall drill operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
A miner operating a Caterpillar D11N Bulldozer in the 002-0 Packer 5 pit was uninjured when a portion of the south "bottom rock" highwall unexpectedly failed. The bulldozer was engulfed in the collapse and partially covered by rock and rubble. The bulldozer sustained serious damage and remains in the debris field. The miner exited the bulldozer immediately without assistance.