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: 368 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Garmantown Mine has $907 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.
$907
proposed penalties
$907
current assessed
$907
paid to date
$0
outstanding
14 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-12-22.
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 Garmantown Mine 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: 2004-12-22, 21 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
42
samples
1.50
dust max (mg/m3)
24 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 18 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)
2006
0
2005
0
719
2004
1
2003
2
11,669
2002
3
27,654
2001
7
58,078
2000
7
64,628
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Garmantown Mine 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
INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FAILURE OF CONTRACTOR TO INSPECT HIGHWALL FOR DETERIORATION, RESULTED IN LOOSE ROCK DISLODGING FROM HIGHWALL STRIKING THE VICTIM FATALLY
Reportable incidents
9 on file (excluding fatalities above)
2000 · 1 incident
September 18, 2000PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS STARTING PUMP TO PUMP PIT WATER TO PONDS. HE STEPPED ON BACK OF FRAME WITH BUCKET OF WATER TO PRIME PUMP.EXTRA WEIGHT ON BACK CAUSED PUMP TONGUE TO RAISE OFF GROUND. EE JUMPED FROM PUMP FRAME BUT PUMP ROLLE ONTO HIS FOOT, CAUSING INJURY TO FOOT.
1996 · 2 incidents
August 15, 1996PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerPOWERED HAULAGE
OPERATOR WAS DRIVING LOADED ROCK TRUCK UPHILL TOTHE DUMP AREA. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO DOWNSHIFT, HE MISSED 1ST GEAR AND BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARD DOWN THE HILL. THE RIGHT SIDE TIRES ROLLED UP ONTO TH E BERM, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO ROLL ONTO ITS SIDE.
February 1, 1996PA · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING DOWN A 12 GALLON FUEL TANK FOR A LARGE WATER PUMP. HE FILLED THE INSIDE OF TANK WITH HOT WATER, THE TANK FELL OVER AND HOT WATER SPLASHED OUT ON LEFT LEG AND FOOT.
INCLEMENT WEATEHR CONDITIONS AND FAILURE TO CONTRACTER, TO PERIODICALLY INSPECT THE HIGHWALL FOR DETEIORATION. RESULTED IN LOOSE ROCK DISLODGING FROM THE HIGHWALL, STRIKING HTE VICTIM AND SER IOUSLY INJURING HIM.