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.
24 citations across 1,089 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Franklin Breaker has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
24 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-01-05.
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 Franklin Breaker shows 100% of 42 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: 2011-12-28, 14 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
42
samples
0.27
dust max (mg/m3)
42 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
CLEANING PLANT OPERATOR14
LABORER/BLACKSMITH10
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER9
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
Year
Employees
2012
2
2011
2
2010
3
2009
3
2008
3
2007
3
2006
4
2005
4
2004
5
2003
4
2002
3
2001
3
2000
4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Franklin Breaker sits in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.1% 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.
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania · Population 143,259
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$66,901
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
2012 Q2
662
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
1,161
1
1
861.3
2011 Q4
1,233
1
0
811.0
2011 Q3
1,529
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
1,538
3
0
1950.6
2011 Q1
1,392
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
1,721
1
0
581.1
2010 Q3
1,895
0
0
0.0
Show 42 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2010 Q2
1,746
1
0
572.7
2010 Q1
1,449
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
1,279
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
1,518
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
1,531
1
1
653.2
2009 Q1
1,698
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
1,450
1
0
689.7
2008 Q3
1,494
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
1,505
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
1,456
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
1,607
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
1,584
2
1
1262.6
2007 Q2
1,482
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
1,557
1
1
642.3
2006 Q4
1,506
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
1,453
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
2,001
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
2,143
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
1,825
1
0
547.9
2005 Q3
1,855
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
1,811
1
0
552.2
2005 Q1
2,367
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
2,443
2
2
818.7
2004 Q3
2,742
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
2,456
1
1
407.2
2004 Q1
2,330
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
1,899
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
1,615
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
1,066
1
0
938.1
2003 Q1
1,821
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
2,010
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
1,886
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
1,650
1
1
606.1
2002 Q1
1,678
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
1,696
1
0
589.6
2001 Q3
1,567
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
1,519
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
1,840
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
1,206
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
1,454
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
1,210
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
1,927
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file
2011 · 1 incident
January 25, 2011PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE raised the engine compartment door located on the side of a rubber-tired loader to work on the engine and before he could secure it in place a wind gust blew the door over onto his arm.
Employee was using an electric welder to stick weld stainless steel sheets to a coal feed hopper when he slipped on a sheet of stainless steel, twisted trying to catch himself and fell backwards.
2000 · 1 incident
May 23, 2000PA · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
WRENCH SLIPPED AND LEFT HAND HIT OBJECT AND BRUISED. INITIALLY IT WAS THOUGHT THAT THERE WAS A FRACTURE OF THE FINGER. TEST AND X RAYS WERE DONE. SEVERELY BRUISED.
1999 · 1 incident
June 23, 1999PA · Coalelectrician, linemanDUST DISEASE OF LUNGS