Mining Incidents

Dimmick #1: 13 MSHA citations Coal

Gregg Barrett Coal · Surface
Controlled by Gregg Barrett
Grampian, Clearfield County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608795

Dimmick #1 has $833 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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 2001
13
citations
4
significant & substantial
$833
proposed penalties
$833
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
28
inspections on record
256
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: 256 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Dimmick #1 has $833 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.
$833
proposed penalties
$833
current assessed
$833
paid to date
$0
outstanding
13 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $411 in penalties contested before the Commission, $411 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-06-27.
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.
30.8%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
30.8%
reasonably likely or greater
15.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 15.4% low, 84.6% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
PENN20020167 Settlement Weisberger 2002 $411 → $411
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Dimmick #1 shows 100% of 11 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: 2005-06-29, 21 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
11
samples
0.28
dust max (mg/m3)
11 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR8
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER3

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2002-10-24, 23 years ago
25.6
silica avg (%)
1
samples
25.6
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER 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: 2005-06-29, 21 years ago
0%
over PEL
7
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR4
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER2
  • MECHANIC1
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
2005 100% 3
2004 100% 3
2003 100% 2
2002 100% 2
2001 100% 1
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2005 0% 2
2004 0% 2
2003 0% 2
2001 0% 1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Gregg Barrett Coal 1999 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)
2007 1 1,998
2006 2 12,382
2005 2 14,282
2004 2 13,548
2003 2 22,155
2002 2 18,874
2001 2 5,200
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Dimmick #1 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
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 0 0 0
2007 Q2 10 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 320 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 480 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 320 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 970 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 960 0 0 0.0
Show 19 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q4 480 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,200 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 480 1 0 2083.3
2005 Q1 480 2 1 4166.7
2004 Q4 480 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 360 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 360 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 420 1 0 2381.0
2003 Q4 360 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 360 1 0 2777.8
2003 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 360 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 480 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 400 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 340 6 3 17647.1
2002 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 640 2 0 3125.0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 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.