Mining Incidents

Genie Stripping: 23 MSHA citations Coal

Timber Coal Company, LLC · Surface
Controlled by Frank Krammes
Goodspring, Schuylkill County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3609098

Genie Stripping has $2K 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
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
23
citations
1
significant & substantial
$1,940
proposed penalties
$1,940
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
50
inspections on record
1,074
inspection hours
2.1
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.
23 citations across 1,074 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Genie Stripping 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
22 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-11-25.
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.
4.5%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
4.5%
reasonably likely or greater
9.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 36.4% low, 63.6% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Genie Stripping shows 100% of 62 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: 2013-12-03, 12 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
62
samples
0.47
dust max (mg/m3)
62 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CRANE OPER/DRAGLINE OPERATOR17
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR14
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE10

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2010-08-13, 16 years ago
8.7
silica avg (%)
1
samples
8.7
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CRANE OPER/DRAGLINE OPERATOR1

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.

Last sampled: 2013-11-05, 12 years ago
17%
over PEL
52
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • CRANE OPER/DRAGLINE OPERATOR13
  • CLEANING PLANT OPERATOR10
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR8
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2013 100% 8
2012 100% 6
2011 100% 7
2010 100% 10
2009 100% 7
2007 100% 4
2006 100% 4
2005 100% 5
2004 100% 4
2003 100% 5
2002 100% 2
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2013 0% 8
2012 0% 4
2011 14% 7
2010 41% 17
2009 0% 3
2007 0% 2
2006 0% 2
2005 0% 2
2004 33% 3
2003 0% 2
2002 0% 2
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Gale Mining Company 2002 to 2008
  2. Timber Coal Company, LLC 2008 to present
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)
2014 4 90
2013 5 22,558
2012 6 23,495
2011 6 29,586
2010 4 12,448
2009 5 14,247
2008 2
2007 3 8,217
2006 5 22,851
2005 7 26,216
2004 6 46,242
2003 5 9,312
2002 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Genie Stripping 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
2014 Q1 2,415 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,570 1 0 389.1
2013 Q3 2,907 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,579 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 3,276 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,781 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,470 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,453 1 1 289.6
Show 39 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2012 Q1 3,841 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,600 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,218 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 4,389 2 0 455.7
2011 Q1 3,026 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,687 1 0 372.2
2010 Q3 1,962 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,721 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2,153 1 0 464.5
2009 Q4 1,965 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,236 1 0 447.2
2009 Q2 2,573 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,902 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,120 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,040 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,040 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,040 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 2,262 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,232 6 0 2688.2
2007 Q1 2,398 2 0 834.0
2006 Q4 2,228 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,008 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,994 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,292 2 0 872.6
2005 Q4 3,100 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,293 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,579 1 0 279.4
2005 Q1 3,410 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,327 1 0 231.1
2004 Q3 4,212 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,746 2 0 728.3
2004 Q1 2,155 1 0 464.0
2003 Q4 2,698 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,005 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,231 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,895 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,486 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 793 0 0 0.0

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.