Mining Incidents

Glacial Coal Tipple: 20 MSHA citations Coal

Kittanning, Armstrong County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3606617

Glacial Coal Tipple 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
1
Years on record
2001
Latest incident
Sep 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
20
citations
8
significant & substantial
$1,886
proposed penalties
$1,886
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
56
inspections on record
550
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: 550 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Glacial Coal Tipple 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
20 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-10-19.
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.
40.0%
significant & substantial
10.0%
high negligence or reckless
40.0%
reasonably likely or greater
30.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 15.0% low, 75.0% moderate, 10.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Glacial Coal Tipple shows 100% of 30 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: 2014-07-15, 12 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
30
samples
0.82
dust max (mg/m3)
30 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER24
  • CAR DROPPER2
  • TIPPLE OPERATOR2

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: 2014-07-15, 12 years ago
0%
over PEL
20
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER14
  • TIPPLE OPERATOR3
  • CAR DROPPER2
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
2014 100% 2
2011 100% 1
2010 100% 4
2009 100% 3
2008 100% 2
2007 100% 1
2006 100% 2
2005 100% 2
2004 100% 2
2003 100% 2
2002 100% 2
2001 100% 5
2000 100% 2
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2014 0% 2
2010 0% 2
2009 0% 2
2008 0% 1
2006 0% 1
2005 0% 1
2004 0% 2
2002 0% 2
2001 0% 6
2000 0% 1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Glacial Sand & Gravel Company 1978 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2014 2
2013 0
2012 0
2011 1
2010 2
2009 3
2008 4
2007 3
2006 3
2005 3
2004 3
2003 1
2002 2
2001 3
2000 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Glacial Coal Tipple sits in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.2% 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.
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania · Population 65,069
2.2%
Mining share of county employment
$64,295
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 Q3 368 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 300 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 96 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 0 0 0
Show 51 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2012 Q3 0 0 0
2012 Q2 0 0 0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 0 0 0
2011 Q3 0 0 0
2011 Q2 703 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,009 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 866 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,184 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,412 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,191 1 0 839.6
2009 Q4 974 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,189 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,024 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,761 3 3 1703.6
2008 Q4 1,603 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,024 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,051 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,276 2 2 1567.4
2007 Q4 1,202 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,167 5 2 4284.5
2007 Q2 1,206 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,536 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,362 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,499 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,207 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,364 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,177 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 857 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,246 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,552 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 842 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 988 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,272 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,181 2 0 1693.5
2003 Q4 637 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 596 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 617 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 664 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 741 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 685 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 647 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 838 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,501 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,562 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,351 2 0 1480.4
2001 Q1 1,034 2 1 1934.2
2000 Q4 598 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 609 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 508 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 587 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2001 · 1 incident

September 12, 2001 PA · Coal scalper-screen operator OTHER
Glacial Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BLOWING DIRT IN LEFT EYE, WASHED AND CHECKED BY DR. WHO PRESCRIBED EYE DROPS.