Ellangowan Stripping has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2013–2026
Latest incident
Jun 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
75
citations
17
significant & substantial
$14,456
proposed penalties
$12,529
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,927 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.
75 citations across 2,629 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ellangowan Stripping has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K 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.
$14K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
68 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-05.
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.
18citations taken to the federal commission · 24% of citations on record
Settled
12 · 67%
Still open
6 · 33%
50%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
2%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $2K 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 2026-04-29.
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 Ellangowan Stripping shows 100% of 367 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: 2026-07-16
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
367
samples
2.32
dust max (mg/m3)
1
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.
208 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 159 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.
Ellangowan Stripping recorded 8.43 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.
8.43
total case rate
5.62
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above 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 *
8.43
5.62
0.000
2024 *
3.73
3.73
0.000
2023 *
4.29
4.29
0.000
2022 *
4.90
0.00
0.000
2021 *
5.80
0.00
0.000
2020 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2019 *
5.64
5.64
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
48
138,005
2025
35
315,216
2024
27
241,709
2023
23
208,703
2022
20
133,104
2021
17
203,390
2020
17
192,166
2019
17
246,501
2018
10
176,394
2017
11
162,756
2016
9
72,394
2015
10
52,972
2014
10
49,165
2013
11
24,139
2012
11
14,000
2011
6
12,156
2010
7
14,166
2000
4
5,059
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Ellangowan Stripping 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
25,766
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
23,455
6
2
255.8
2025 Q4
24,966
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
15,084
4
0
265.2
2025 Q2
16,522
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
14,628
5
2
341.8
2024 Q4
14,645
5
1
341.4
2024 Q3
15,203
11
1
723.5
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
11,771
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
12,028
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
12,847
2
1
155.7
2023 Q3
12,120
1
0
82.5
2023 Q2
10,901
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
10,698
3
2
280.4
2022 Q4
11,861
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
9,251
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
8,483
1
0
117.9
2022 Q1
11,224
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
9,853
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
8,760
1
0
114.2
2021 Q2
8,507
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
7,387
2
0
270.7
2020 Q4
8,547
1
1
117.0
2020 Q3
8,296
1
0
120.5
2020 Q2
8,087
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
9,774
2
0
204.6
2019 Q4
8,649
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
8,842
3
0
339.3
2019 Q2
9,821
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
8,167
1
1
122.4
2018 Q4
5,093
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
4,507
1
0
221.9
2018 Q2
5,494
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
5,463
1
0
183.0
2017 Q4
4,922
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
5,930
2
0
337.3
2017 Q2
5,501
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
4,489
2
0
445.5
2016 Q4
5,036
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
4,572
2
0
437.4
2016 Q2
4,936
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
4,076
1
0
245.3
2015 Q4
4,667
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
5,464
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
6,402
3
1
468.6
2015 Q1
5,316
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
4,935
2
2
405.3
2014 Q3
4,275
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
5,440
1
1
183.8
2014 Q1
4,546
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
4,651
1
0
215.0
2013 Q3
5,634
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
4,393
1
0
227.6
2013 Q1
4,740
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
4,258
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
4,545
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
4,748
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
4,966
2
0
402.7
2011 Q4
3,399
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
4,005
2
0
499.4
2011 Q2
3,122
2
0
640.6
2011 Q1
2,358
1
0
424.1
2010 Q4
2,935
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
2,356
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
1,454
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
13 on file
2026 · 2 incidents
June 8, 2026PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was climbing down ladder to exit dragline when EE's foot slipped and EE struck EE's left elbow on a ladder wrung. Employee attended PT for elbow pain. MRI was performed in May 2025 showing a torn ligament. Employee did not miss any time from work until June 17, 2025.
February 14, 2025PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Drill bit blocked up, Employee raised tower and separated steel to remove all pressure to dig out air holes. Drill steel still had pressure and blew air and debris into Employee's eyes and face. He did not wear his safety glasses.
2013 · 1 incident
June 21, 2013PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)