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.
204 citations across 6,414 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
EPB Strip has $42K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$42K
proposed penalties
$41K
current assessed
$41K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
200 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $7K in penalties contested before the Commission, $557 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-11-12.
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.
2citations taken to the federal commission · 1% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 50%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 50%
95%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$7K proposed, $361 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2017-06-06.
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 EPB Strip shows 99% of 644 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: 2024-06-17
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
644
samples
1.87
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.
472 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 172 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.
EPB Strip recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2019.
Injury rate, 2019
ⓘ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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.39 and the all-US-mining average was 2.32 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 4.12 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
2019 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2018 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2017 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2016 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2015 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2014 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2013 *
2.44
2.44
0.000
2012 *
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)
2024
5
2023
6
2022
6
4,179
2021
9
17,037
2020
9
8,087
2019
24
103,615
2018
29
157,593
2017
28
153,627
2016
28
113,467
2015
31
150,535
2014
34
216,625
2013
35
222,141
2012
36
207,349
2011
36
246,584
2010
34
235,072
2009
34
307,261
2008
34
303,861
2007
34
267,488
2006
33
277,776
2005
33
253,349
2004
32
308,769
2003
32
283,456
2002
32
279,404
2001
30
336,310
2000
26
280,852
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
EPB Strip sits in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Cambria County, Pennsylvania · Population 132,355
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$56,292
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
2024 Q2
2,312
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
2,500
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
2,012
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
2,681
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
2,962
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
3,031
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
2,483
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
2,886
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2022 Q2
3,010
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
3,064
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
5,803
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
3,397
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
3,899
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
3,974
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
4,261
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
4,389
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
4,938
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
5,223
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
9,176
2
0
218.0
2019 Q3
12,516
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
13,849
1
0
72.2
2019 Q1
15,089
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
15,822
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
16,916
1
1
59.1
2018 Q2
17,876
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
17,283
2
0
115.7
2017 Q4
16,231
4
0
246.4
2017 Q3
16,344
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
17,024
9
3
528.7
2017 Q1
17,597
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
14,468
2
0
138.2
2016 Q3
15,116
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
13,129
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
11,031
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
12,328
3
2
243.3
2015 Q3
16,812
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
17,544
3
1
171.0
2015 Q1
19,372
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
18,644
5
0
268.2
2014 Q3
20,219
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
20,761
1
1
48.2
2014 Q1
21,358
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
19,389
6
4
309.5
2013 Q3
21,305
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
22,114
2
0
90.4
2013 Q1
19,087
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
17,630
3
2
170.2
2012 Q3
18,208
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
19,695
7
3
355.4
2012 Q1
23,444
8
2
341.2
2011 Q4
21,049
1
0
47.5
2011 Q3
21,321
4
0
187.6
2011 Q2
21,746
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
22,005
3
2
136.3
2010 Q4
20,136
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
20,478
8
4
390.7
2010 Q2
20,930
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
21,127
10
7
473.3
2009 Q4
18,919
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
21,029
2
1
95.1
2009 Q2
21,136
5
5
236.6
2009 Q1
21,861
2
2
91.5
2008 Q4
20,896
10
8
478.6
2008 Q3
21,906
1
0
45.6
2008 Q2
22,371
11
5
491.7
2008 Q1
22,291
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
20,643
5
4
242.2
2007 Q3
21,105
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
21,787
2
2
91.8
2007 Q1
22,772
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
20,786
3
2
144.3
2006 Q3
21,122
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
21,724
2
0
92.1
2006 Q1
21,647
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
20,243
3
3
148.2
2005 Q3
21,708
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
21,271
6
4
282.1
2005 Q1
21,344
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
19,563
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
20,953
3
2
143.2
2004 Q2
20,415
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
21,550
3
3
139.2
2003 Q4
18,939
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
20,640
6
3
290.7
2003 Q2
18,404
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
20,307
2
0
98.5
2002 Q4
18,008
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
19,641
4
3
203.7
2002 Q2
18,593
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
18,238
6
5
329.0
2001 Q4
16,991
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
17,701
7
3
395.5
2001 Q2
18,391
1
0
54.4
2001 Q1
19,861
1
1
50.3
2000 Q4
15,393
1
0
65.0
2000 Q3
15,327
2
0
130.5
2000 Q2
14,922
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
14,166
4
0
282.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
37 on file
2019 · 1 incident
April 23, 2019PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techOTHER
WHEN EE CAME INTO SHOP ON 11-26-03 HE SAID HIS LOWER BACK AND LEG WAS HURTING HIM. ON 11-28-03 HE CALLED TO SAY HE WAS GOING TO HOSPITAL. (HE SHOVELS UP COAL & PUSHES AUGERS ONTO SLED ON JOB. ) WHEN HE WENT TO E.R. THEY TOLD HIM IT WAS SCIATIC, GAVE MEDS & TOLD HIM TO REST & GO TO HIS DOCTOR THE NEXT WEEK. HIS DOCTOR (ON 12-2-03) SENT HIM FOR AN MRI ON 12-5-03. IT DID NOT SHOW A
2002 · 1 incident
September 30, 2002PA · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE NOTED THE ONSET OF HIP PAIN IN MAY 2000 AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LEFT HIP AVASCULAR NECROSIS. HE STATES THAT THE PAIN IN HIS HIPS WAS SEVERELY AGGRAVATED AT WORK, WHICH REQUIRED HIM TO REMAIN ON HIS FEET ALL DAY AND WALK BACK AND FORTH IN A LIMITED AREA. MAY 7, 2001 HE UNDERWENT A LEFT HIP FREE VASCULARIZED FIBULAR GRAFT FOR AVASCULAR NECROSIS, CREST BONE GRAFT, & CORE DECOMPRESSI
1998 · 5 incidents
August 14, 1998PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
WHILE BACKING INTO DUMP AREA, THE TRUCK GOT STUCK AND THE LEFT FRONT TIRE LEFT THE GROUND. AFTER DUMPING THE LOAD, THE FRONT END STAYED UP UNTIL THE TRUCK MOVED FORWARD. EE WAS THROWN AGAINST SIDE WINDOW.
1997 · 7 incidents
December 16, 1997PA · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS BETWEEN THE AUGERS & SLED. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING OUT AUGERS. A ROCK FELL WITHOUT WARNING & STRUCK THE EE IN THE RIGHT HAND & LEFT LEG. THE EE WAS KNOCKED BACKWARDS. HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF & HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE AUGER SLED.
January 22, 1997PA · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS GETTING DOWN FROM A STEP LADDER WHEN HE SLIPPED. HIS RIGHT FOOT LANDED SIDEWAYS ON A ROCK AND HE HEARD A POP IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. SHARP PAINS SHOT THRU HIS RIGHT KNEE CAP.
March 25, 1996PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS LOADING TRI-AXLE. EE LEANED OVER TO VIEW THE TRUCK UNDER THE BUCKET WHILE SHAKING THE COAL OUT, HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF D-CLUTCH PEDAL USING THE LOADER TO JUMP BACKWARD AND OFF THE GR OUND.
April 14, 1994PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE DISMOUNTED HIGHLIFT AND NOTICED LUMP OF COAL ON GROUND. EMPLOYEE BENT OVER AND PICKED UP LUMP OF COAL AND TURNED TO THROW IT ONT EH COAL PILE. EMPLOYEE FELT BURNING SENSATION IN HIS BACK AS HE TURNED.