Fairview No 1 Strip has $199 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
14
Years on record
1983–1996
Latest incident
Sep 1996
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
3
citations
2
significant & substantial
$199
proposed penalties
$199
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 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.
Rate withheld: 349 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Fairview No 1 Strip has $199 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.
$199
proposed penalties
$199
current assessed
$199
paid to date
$0
outstanding
3 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-08-25.
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 Fairview No 1 Strip shows 100% of 21 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: 2005-12-13, 20 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
21
samples
0.66
dust max (mg/m3)
11 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 10 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)
2010
1
2009
1
2008
1
2007
1
2006
2
1,357
2005
2
3,768
2004
3
6,910
2003
3
7,124
2002
3
2001
3
22,764
2000
4
19,660
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Fairview No 1 Strip 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
2010 Q1
121
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
130
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
110
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
120
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
103
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
114
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
115
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
275
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2008 Q1
240
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
280
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
240
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
340
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
309
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
340
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
282
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
883
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
869
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
1,000
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
818
1
1
1222.5
2005 Q2
914
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
755
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
908
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
747
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
1,367
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
1,642
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
2,049
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
2,087
1
1
479.2
2003 Q2
1,671
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
2,174
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
1,867
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
2,161
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
1,746
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
2,110
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
1,796
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
2,080
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
1,900
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
2,252
1
0
444.0
2000 Q4
2,227
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
2,545
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
2,237
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
2,630
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
14 on file
1996 · 1 incident
September 5, 1996PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerDISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
TRAVELING UP A SLIGHT GRADE RAMP, THE OPERATOR STATED THE ROCK TRUCK WOULDN'T SHIFT TO LOWER GEAR. WHILE WAITING FOR ASSISTANCE TO BE PUSHED UP RAMP, THE ROCK TRUCK DRIFTED BAKWARDS APPROX. 10 0' INTO A 10' BANK. THE ROCK TRUCK TIPPED ONTO RIGHT SIDE, CAUSING NECK STRAIN TO THE OPERATOR. THE OPERATOR WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
1993 · 1 incident
May 6, 1993PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WHILE ASCENDING A BULLDOZER THE INJURED SLIPPED & FELL RESULTING IN PULLED MUSCLES & BRUISES OF THE LEFT SHOULDER THIS ACCIDENT IS NOT DUE TO THE MINERS EFFICIENCY SKILLS OR TRAINING
1992 · 1 incident
October 19, 1992PA · Coalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WHILE ASCENDING LADDER OF A FRONTEND LOADER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WORK SHIFT THE INJURED SLIPPED ON AN ICY STEP & FELL LANDING ON H IS BACK RESULTING IN AN ISOLATED FRACTURE OF THE 10 & 11 V ERTEABRA THIS ACCIDENT IS NOT DUE TO THE MIERS EFFICENCY SKILLS OR TRAINING
WHILE DESCENDING A ROCKTRUCK THE INJURED ALLEGEDLY SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING CHEST INJURIES, FACIAL FRACTURES AND A HEAD LACERATION. THIS ACCIDENT IS NOT DUE TO THE MINER S EFFICIENCY SKILLS OR TRAINING.
1988 · 1 incident
November 7, 1988PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WHILE GETTING OIL OUT OF HIS TRUCK HE SLIPPED AND STRUCK THE TAILGATE WITH HIS R RIBCAGE CAUSING A BRUISE TO THE R RIBS THIS ACCIDENT IS NOT DUE TO MINERS EFFICIENCY SKILLS OR TRAINING
INJ WAS UNLOADI3G AND OR TAKING A TOOLBOX OFF THE BED OF A PICK UP TRUCK AND THE TOOL BOX SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS LEFT THIGH CAUSING CONTUSIONS AND BRUISES TO LEFT THIGH THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT NOT DUE TO MINE9S EFFICIENCY SKILLS AND TRAINING
1985 · 1 incident
October 8, 1985PA · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
THE INJURED WAS HELPING THE WELDER REMOVE A PIECE OF STEEL FROM A LOADER BUCKETR,WHEN THE PIECE OF STEEL FELL STRIKING THE INJURED ON THE LEFT THIGH THEN THE RIGHT FOOT BREAKING THREE TOES.
1984 · 2 incidents
December 19, 1984PA · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
INJURED BENT OVER TO REMOVE A ROCK FROM RIGHT-AWAY OF DUMPING RAMP & TWISTGED HIS BACK RESULTING IN A SORE BACK (PINCHED SCIATIC NERVE) THIS INJURY WAS NOT DUE TO MINERS EFFICIENCY SKILLS AND TRAINING
May 22, 1984PA · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
INJURED WAS WALKING ON THE GROUND AROUND THE PARKED FRONT END LOADER AND HE TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING HIS R IGHT SHOULDER AGAINST THE FRONT END LOADER CAUSING A RIGHT SHOULDER SEPERATION.
1983 · 1 incident
October 14, 1983PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
THE INJURED WAS REPAIRING TRANSMISSION ON A ROCK TRUCK. WHILE HOLDING BRACE INPLACE FOR TRANSMISSION THE INJURED TURNED HIS BODY WHICH RESULTED INA HERNIA ON RIGHT SIDE OF ABDOMEN. THIS INJU RY WAS NOT DUE TO THE MINERS EFFICIENCY, SKILLS AND TRAINING.