Wilkes Barre Twp, Luzerne County,
PA
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Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 3601673
MSHA sampling at Franklin Bank Operation shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.05 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 7 samples, plus the mine's fatality, citation, and penalty record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1994
Latest incident
Apr 1994
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2016
11
inspections on record
139
inspection hours
n/a
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: 139 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Franklin Bank Operation shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.05 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 7 samples.
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.
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
2025 Q4
0
0
0
2025 Q3
0
0
0
2025 Q2
848
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
726
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
83
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
0
0
0
2024 Q2
0
0
0
2024 Q1
49
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
0
0
0
2023 Q2
0
0
0
2023 Q1
0
0
0
2022 Q4
0
0
0
2022 Q3
0
0
0
2022 Q2
850
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
687
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
2
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
1994 · 1 incident
April 11, 1994PA · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
STEPPING OUT OF TRUCK STEPPED ON BOARD WUTH NAIL IN IT.
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