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: 568 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Elk County Mine has $616 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.
$616
proposed penalties
$616
current assessed
$616
paid to date
$0
outstanding
6 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-09-06.
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 Elk County Mine shows 100% of 24 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: 2017-09-06, 9 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
24
samples
0.14
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.
21 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 3 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.
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)
2016
2
2015
2
2014
2
2013
1
870
2012
2
5,394
2011
2
5,084
2010
2
5,743
2009
2
5,067
2008
2
4,600
2007
2
3,596
2006
2
9,512
2005
1
1,753
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Elk County Mine sits in Elk County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Elk County, Pennsylvania · Population 30,703
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$64,103
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
2016 Q4
300
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
770
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
770
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
770
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
770
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
770
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
770
1
0
1298.7
2015 Q1
20
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2014 Q4
406
2
2
4926.1
2014 Q3
540
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
540
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
20
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
410
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
540
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
0
0
0
2013 Q1
0
0
0
2012 Q4
250
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
915
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
840
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
780
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
1,080
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
1,160
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
900
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
260
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
860
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
950
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
895
2
1
2234.6
2010 Q1
800
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
880
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
730
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
840
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
700
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
650
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
1,000
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
950
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
775
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
850
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
1,027
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
240
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
210
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
680
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
710
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
780
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
1,120
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
700
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
230
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
180
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2006 · 1 incident
October 26, 2006PA · Coalassayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer managementSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
While checking fan belts for tightness, operator needed to stand (squat) on rear loader tire. After belts were checked and operator went to stand up, his feet slipped out, he was unable to grab anything to catch himself and fell to the ground, landing on right leg first resulting in knee injury.