Fayette Co Strips has $98K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 10 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1992–2013
Latest incident
Sep 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
50
citations
20
significant & substantial
$97,532
proposed penalties
$24,529
paid to date
25% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $73,003 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.
50 citations across 1,058 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Fayette Co Strips has $98K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 10 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.
$98K
proposed penalties
$25K
current assessed
$25K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
48 assessments are final orders; 10 contested dockets.
Of $120K in penalties contested before the Commission, $19K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-05-29.
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.
13citations taken to the federal commission · 26% of citations on record
Settled
10 · 77%
Vacated or withdrawn
3 · 23%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 10 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
84%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$120K proposed, $19K 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 2015-04-15.
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 Fayette Co Strips shows 99% of 149 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: 2015-02-24, 11 years ago
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
149
samples
3.74
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.
93 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 56 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.
Fayette Co Strips recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2014.
Injury rate, 2014
ⓘ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 3.96 and the all-US-mining average was 2.93 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 5.34 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
2014 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2013 *
6.87
6.87
0.000
2011 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2010 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2008 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2007 *
5.40
2.70
0.000
2006 *
5.30
5.30
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)
2015
8
10,827
2014
20
83,352
2013
15
92,457
2012
11
46,143
2011
15
147,465
2010
13
96,265
2009
22
151,448
2008
30
344,091
2007
34
477,387
2006
33
353,595
2005
24
380,108
2004
28
356,294
2003
16
205,549
2002
21
238,983
2001
24
243,201
2000
11
66,770
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Fayette Co Strips sits in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Fayette County, Pennsylvania · Population 126,967
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$56,093
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
2015 Q4
233
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
108
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
782
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
2,832
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
4,650
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
4,018
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
5,052
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
6,641
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2013 Q4
10,696
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
8,198
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
5,314
1
0
188.2
2013 Q1
4,910
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
4,303
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
1,665
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
9,242
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
8,579
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
9,031
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
7,854
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
9,810
1
0
101.9
2010 Q4
9,528
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
4,948
1
0
202.1
2010 Q2
6,841
1
0
146.2
2010 Q1
6,789
2
0
294.6
2009 Q4
6,791
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
6,226
3
2
481.9
2009 Q2
8,906
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
15,173
11
3
725.0
2008 Q4
13,559
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
12,321
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
16,556
1
0
60.4
2008 Q1
16,406
4
0
243.8
2007 Q4
17,549
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
18,948
4
2
211.1
2007 Q2
17,888
1
1
55.9
2007 Q1
19,698
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
27,820
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
17,560
1
0
56.9
2006 Q2
17,450
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
12,597
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
11,657
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
12,299
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
12,338
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
12,829
1
1
77.9
2004 Q4
10,458
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
18,652
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
20,121
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
16,504
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
13,334
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
7,075
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
8,862
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
9,396
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
10,993
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
6,452
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
11,595
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
16,901
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
18,987
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
19,883
8
6
402.4
2001 Q2
10,349
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
2,880
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
2,880
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
2,880
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
5,195
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
9,850
3
1
304.6
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file
2013 · 1 incident
September 16, 2013PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Equipment Operator was conducting his pre-shift inspection when he slipped on the push arm on the dozer he was going to operate and fell hitting his ribs on the push arm of the dozer. Weather conditions contributed to the accident.
2007 · 2 incidents
November 28, 2007PA · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WHILE ADJUSTING BOLTS ON MAIN GENERATOR, 1 1/4" SOCKET CAME OFF AIR IMPACT WRENCH AND STRUCK EE IN THE FRONT RT. UPPER SIDES OF HIS MOUTH (BOLT BROKE). THIS CAUSED THE FRONT TOOTH TO BREAK ABOVE THE GUM LINES. THE DENTIST SAID THE TOOTH HAS TO BE EXTRACTED. THE DENTAL BRIDGE IS BROKENAND NEEDS FITTED. MOUTH IS ALSO BADLY BRUISED & INFECTED.
2001 · 1 incident
December 22, 2001PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
IT WAS SHIFT CHANGE, EMPLOYEE FUELED HIS MACHINEAND WAS ABOUT TO PUT ENGINE OIL IN THE DOZER. HEWAS WALKING FROM THE OIL TANK TO HIS DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A PATCH OF ICE AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
1994 · 1 incident
June 3, 1994PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
INJURED OCCURED BY NOT NOTICING OIL DRIPPING FROM OILLINESS THAT WERE TIED UP TOTHESIDE OF HTE MACHINE. THE LIENS CAUSED OIL TO DIRP ONTO BACK WHICH CAUSED A OIL BURN.
1993 · 2 incidents
September 3, 1993PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WAS OPERATING GRADALL 440 LOADING COAL, PUSHED LEVER FORWARD AND KNOB FELL OFF AND REMAINING PART OF LEVER WENT THRU PALM OF HAND CREATING A DEEP LACERATION.
June 28, 1993PA · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON