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.
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.
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.
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
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
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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, 2001PA · Coalscalper-screen operatorOTHER