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.
66 citations across 3,240 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Dilltown has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
65 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $1K in penalties contested before the Commission, $750 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-10.
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.
3citations taken to the federal commission · 5% of citations on record
Settled
3 · 100%
100%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
30%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$1K proposed, $750 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2010-08-18.
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 Dilltown shows 100% of 317 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: 2026-06-10
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
317
samples
0.97
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.
271 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 46 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.
Dilltown 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
2023 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2022 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2021 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2014 *
17.27
17.27
0.000
2011 *
6.52
6.52
0.000
2010 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009 *
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
9
2025
9
2024
8
2023
9
2022
10
2021
12
2020
7
2019
9
2018
7
2017
7
2016
7
2015
6
2014
8
2013
7
2012
8
2011
12
2010
14
2009
23
2008
24
2007
27
2006
27
2005
31
2004
39
2003
14
2002
7
2001
4
2000
4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Dilltown 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
Driver was dumping the load of ash and ash stuck in the bed and caused the tractor/trailer to roll over onto the passenger side. Driver was having neck pain and was transported to the hospital as a precaution.
2020 · 1 incident
October 22, 2020PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
Employee was using an air chisel to remove hardened co-gen ash from around the pad bolts on a D-8T dozer. Employee was installing new track pads. A small piece of the air chisel bit broke off the bit and struck the employee in the forehead just below the brim of hardhat. The small piece of metal was removed at a hospital emergency room.
2019 · 1 incident
November 5, 2019PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techDISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Employee notified employer that knee was sore on 11/1/2019. No medical attention was needed or received at that time. Employee sought medical attention on 11/5/2019 because knee was swollen and sore. Employee diagnosed with bursitis on 11/5/2019 and an infection in the knee on 11/6/2019.
2017 · 3 incidents
November 8, 2017PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was cutting open a transmission filter to check for metal cuttings. EE's hand made contact with the sharp edge of the filter and caused a laceration to left thumb.
January 21, 2017PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was tightening a nozzle on the water cannon at the truck bed wash. EE was using a pipe wrench to tighten the nozzle. The pipe wrench slipped causing EE's finger to be caught between the handle of the wrench and the safety railing. This caused a laceration to EE's left little finger and required stitches.
January 10, 2017PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was lifting the pin on the rear of a Komatsu WD-600-3 wheel dozer to attach a tow cable. When lifting up the pin, employee felt discomfort in right side lower abdomen. Employee was diagnosed with an inguinal hernia on 1/12/2017. Employee is having surgery today, 1/20/2017 to repair the hernia. Employee did not have any lost time until today, 1/20/2017.
2014 · 2 incidents
April 9, 2014PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mechanic was standing on the rear bumper area of a Euclid R40C water truck and was connecting air lines to the spray valves. He reached into his pocket to get a wrench and inadvertently stepped back and his foot slipped off the bumper area. He fell to the ground and landed on his right side, causing fractures to his ribs.
February 17, 2014PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mechanic was using a sledge hammer to remove a pin from the blade of a Komatsu WD-600-3 wheel dozer. He was holding a driving bar with one hand and hitting it with a sledge hammer with the other hand when he felt a strain in his lower back.
2012 · 1 incident
April 23, 2012PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
Employee was operating a wheel dozer and plowing snow from the roadways. Approx. 12 inches fell overnight. He ran over a large pot hole or low spot along the roadway, which caused the dozer to bounce suddenly. He felt pain in his lower back and later down his right leg.
EE was working with a pump at RNS Services Dilltown site. Upon completion of this job He felt slight pain and discomfort in his back. The next morning He was not able to report to work due to severe pain in his back. HE did go to Miners Hospital for treatment on 5/29/08.
The illness victim was operating a tracked bull dozer (Model D8R) from the beginning of his shift and the bulldozer was noted not to be moving, by several truck drivers and fellow employees.
February 21, 2007PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerPOWERED HAULAGE
At RNS Barnes/Watkins site on 2/21/07 employee was operating a rock truck when he hit a hole in the haul road. His upper body was twisted in an odd way causing pain to his upper back. He did not know the severity of the injury at the time and did not seek medical attention until 3/01/07.
2006 · 1 incident
October 27, 2006PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was using a hammer to loosen a corroded bolt. He struck the tip of his left little finger with the hammer. He did not realize the severity of the injury at this time. On 10-30-06 went to Miners Hospital for treatment of said finger, and was fitted with a soft cast for a fractured fingrer tip. He returned to work on 10-31-06.
2005 · 2 incidents
December 7, 2005PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS ENTERING AN EXCAVATOR, HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON SOME ICE THAT WAS ON THE STEP. EE'S LEG WENT FORWARD & HIS LEFT SHIN WENT INTO THE STEP BELOW HIM. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL ATTN. EE RECEIVED 5 STITCHES TO HIS LEFT SHIN & RETURNED TO WORK THAT SAME DAY.
Previous to this report date, employee was lifting a steel plate onto a truck. after placing this plate on the truck, he felt a slight strain in his lower abdomen. After work he noticed a bulge in his lower left side. On July 8 it was determined that it was a hernia. He is not to report to work until cleared by his physician.
EE WAS DRIVING TRACTOR TRAILER. THE ROADWAY TO THE REFUSE SITE HAD BEEN WATERED TO SUPPRESS DUST. THE TEMPERATURE HAD DROPPED AND THE ROADWAY FROZE PARTIALLY. EE WAS BLINDED BY BRIGHT SUNLIGHT AND HIS SPEED WAS EXCEEDING THE 10 M.P.H. LIMIT. THE TRUCK FAILED TO NEGOTIATE A TURN AND DROVE OFF THE ROAD, STRIKING A CEMENT WALL.
June 22, 2004PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
From inside cab of 234C Cat excavator, employee stood up and twisted his body to the left to close the door. While twisting he heard a pop sound from his right knee.
1993 · 1 incident
April 21, 1993PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM DOZER (TRACK WAS MUDDY & WET) FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING OPERATOR TO FALL TO GROUND & HE LANDED ON LEFT WRIST & FRACTURED IT
1992 · 1 incident
July 14, 1992PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
RNS Services Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
MECHANIC HAD JUST FINISHED REATTACHING THE TAILGATE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DUMP TRUCK. MECHANIC REACHED UP AND SHUT GRAIN DOOR WITH RIGHT HAND W/D REMOVING LEFT HAND FROM PATH OF GRAIN DOOR. THE LEFT RING FINGER WAS PINCHED AND APPROX. 1/2 IN OF THE FINGER WAS AMPUTATED ABOVE THE KNUCKLE.
RNS Services Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
FELL THROUGH OPENING IN FLOOR OF AIR STRUCTURE TABLES TO FLOOR BELOW WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 20 FT SUSTAINING BROKEN ANKLE FRACTURED ARM(RIGHT) CHIPPED TEETH.
INJURED MAN WAS POUNDING ICE OFF BELT ROLLERS WITH A HAMMER THE HAMMER AND HIS LEFT HAND WENT BETWEEN THE BELT AND THE BELT ROLLER CAUSING A FRACTURE OF THE LEFT HAND
1983 · 3 incidents
August 25, 1983PA · Coalcrane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, riggerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
INJ MAN WAS REPAIRING THE DE MATERIAL SCREEN LOCATED AT THE WET PLANT THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED STRUCK MAN ON FACE CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES
July 18, 1983PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
INJURED MAN CAUGHT FOOT ON A RUBBER MAT LAYING ON THE FLOOR OUTSIDE OF THE MAIN CONTROL OF THE CLEANING PLANT FELL ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR CAUSING A FRACTURE OF THE LEFT LOWER ARM