Mining Incidents

Enercorp Inc: 82 MSHA citations Coal

Enercorp Inc · Surface
Controlled by Harvey Bumbarger
Morrisdale, Clearfield County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608071

Enercorp Inc has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1998–2012
Latest incident
Apr 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
82
citations
51
significant & substantial
$9,828
proposed penalties
$9,828
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
76
inspections on record
1,296
inspection hours
6.3
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.
82 citations across 1,296 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Enercorp Inc has $10K 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
82 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-05-20.
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.
62.2%
significant & substantial
1.2%
high negligence or reckless
63.4%
reasonably likely or greater
17.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 12.2% low, 86.6% moderate, 1.2% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Enercorp Inc shows 97% of 119 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: 2019-02-27, 7 years ago
97%
within 1.5 mg/m3
119
samples
5.53
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.
46 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 73 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR94
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER13
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE9

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2015-10-14, 10 years ago
32.3
silica avg (%)
14
samples
52.9
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR14

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: 2019-02-27, 7 years ago
12%
over PEL
25
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR13
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER9
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE3
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
2019 100% 1
2017 100% 1
2016 100% 3
2015 100% 9
2014 100% 6
2013 100% 6
2012 100% 7
2011 100% 6
2010 100% 13
2009 100% 8
2008 100% 2
2007 100% 1
2004 100% 4
2003 100% 3
2002 100% 11
2001 94% 33
2000 80% 5
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2015 52.9 1
2014 39.9 1
2011 26.2 2
2009 34.8 1
2008 25.0 1
2007 30.1 1
2004 44.1 1
2003 12.4 1
2002 50.8 1
2001 36.3 2
2000 18.4 2
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2019 0% 1
2016 0% 1
2015 0% 1
2014 0% 2
2013 0% 1
2011 0% 2
2010 25% 4
2009 0% 2
2008 0% 1
2007 0% 1
2004 0% 1
2003 50% 2
2001 17% 6
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Enercorp Inc 1989 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)
2019 3 539
2018 3 8,084
2017 2 4,813
2016 2 8,433
2015 2 4,027
2014 2 6,034
2013 2 8,018
2012 3 7,790
2011 3 6,921
2010 3 11,971
2009 3 10,619
2008 3 18,390
2007 3 13,498
2006 3 20,411
2005 5 19,313
2004 5 34,350
2003 3 13,125
2002 8 22,673
2001 9 50,624
2000 6 47,262
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Enercorp Inc 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
2019 Q1 1,393 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,218 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 860 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,218 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 842 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 899 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 918 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 921 0 0 0.0
Show 69 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2017 Q1 693 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 709 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 734 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 373 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 350 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 378 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 498 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 841 1 1 1189.1
2015 Q1 510 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 626 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 701 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 556 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 611 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 712 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 746 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 801 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 537 1 0 1862.2
2012 Q4 504 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,125 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 672 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,111 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,391 1 0 718.9
2011 Q3 1,089 3 1 2754.8
2011 Q2 1,049 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 990 2 0 2020.2
2010 Q4 1,061 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 880 1 1 1136.4
2010 Q2 1,088 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 823 2 2 2430.1
2009 Q4 710 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 595 2 1 3361.3
2009 Q2 940 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,394 3 1 2152.1
2008 Q4 1,495 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,314 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,065 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 919 4 4 4352.6
2007 Q4 928 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 776 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 852 1 0 1173.7
2007 Q1 876 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 926 6 6 6479.5
2006 Q3 880 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 960 1 0 1041.7
2006 Q1 639 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,095 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,811 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,246 5 1 2226.2
2005 Q1 1,903 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,999 2 2 1000.5
2004 Q3 1,967 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,885 3 2 1591.5
2004 Q1 1,748 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,110 3 1 2702.7
2003 Q3 319 1 0 3134.8
2003 Q2 1,345 1 1 743.5
2003 Q1 385 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,766 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,135 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,675 2 1 544.2
2002 Q1 4,560 1 1 219.3
2001 Q4 4,506 8 7 1775.4
2001 Q3 4,108 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,806 7 4 1839.2
2001 Q1 3,876 7 2 1806.0
2000 Q4 3,957 2 2 505.4
2000 Q3 3,229 7 7 2167.9
2000 Q2 3,222 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,540 4 2 2597.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2012 · 1 incident

2005 · 1 incident

September 16, 2005 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Enercorp Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee was driving a 350 rock truck up ramp & started to spin. He let up on the throttle & stalled the motor. When he pushed on the brakes the truck started backward down the ramp. He ran over a large rock on side of ramp which caused his head to hit the right side window of the cab. Later upon inspection of the rock truck he found 2 brake lines had blown out.

1999 · 1 incident

January 8, 1999 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Enercorp Inc · Fall from machine

EE SLIPPED ON THE FUEL TANK OF THE MECHANICS TRUCK AND FELL ON THE ICE. NOTE: DUE TO AN ICE STORM THAT MORNING, ALL WORKERS WERE BEING SENT HOME, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

1998 · 2 incidents

August 14, 1998 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Enercorp Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE LET GO OF STEERING WHEEL TO SHIFT GEARS.

January 8, 1998 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Enercorp Inc · Fall onto or against objects

MUDDY PADS ON DOZER DUE TO RAIN