Mining Incidents

Durant Strip 002 Pit Coal

Durant Excavating Company · Surface
Controlled by Mark J Durant
Smithfield, Fayette County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3607671

Durant Strip 002 Pit has no reportable incidents on file with MSHA.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
—
Latest incident
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Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
37
inspections on record
242
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: 242 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Durant Strip 002 Pit shows 100% of 15 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: 2003-05-19, 23 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
15
samples
0.18
dust max (mg/m3)
15 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR6
  • COAL TRUCK DRIVER5
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR3

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: 2002-11-19, 23 years ago
13%
over PEL
8
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR3
  • COAL TRUCK DRIVER3
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR1
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
2003 100% 2
2002 100% 4
2001 100% 3
2000 100% 6
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2002 0% 4
2001 0% 1
2000 33% 3
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Durant Excavating Company 1985 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)
2006 2
2005 2
2004 2 158
2003 2 2,030
2002 2 1,408
2001 2 5,104
2000 2 1,669
1999 2 850
1998 2 4,077
1997 2 8,850
1996 2 6,115
1995 2 6,473
1994 2 10,713
1993 3 11,107
1992 3 12,180
1991 3 11,250
1990 2 11,450
1989 2 12,744
1988 2 11,110
1987 1 4,632
1986 2 4,483
1985 1 704
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Durant Strip 002 Pit sits in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Fayette County, Pennsylvania · Population 126,967
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$56,093
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; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. 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
2006 Q2 12 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 4 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 16 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 14 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 8 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 8 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 16 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 32 0 0 0.0
Show 18 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2004 Q2 78 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 23 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 538 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 412 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 389 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 328 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 372 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 354 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 40 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 242 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 516 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 868 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 762 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 692 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,916 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 531 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 641 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 56 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.