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Hamilton Metal/Non-Metal

Original Fuels Inc · Surface
Controlled by David D Osikowicz Jr
Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3609386

Hamilton has $120K in proposed MSHA penalties and $56K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2006–2010
Latest incident
Dec 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
177
citations
44
significant & substantial
$120,327
proposed penalties
$48,670
paid to date
40% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $71,657 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
62
inspections on record
1,119
inspection hours
15.8
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.
177 citations across 1,119 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Hamilton has $120K in proposed MSHA penalties and $56K outstanding across 1 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.
$120K
proposed penalties
$105K
current assessed
$49K
paid to date
$56K
outstanding
174 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
2025 Q4 6,468 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 6,242 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 6,588 10 5 1517.9
2025 Q1 4,193 1 0 238.5
2024 Q4 5,502 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,064 15 6 2962.1
2024 Q2 6,045 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,482 3 0 1208.7
Show 72 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 4,312 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,017 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 4,322 6 4 1388.2
2023 Q1 3,003 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 3,413 5 1 1465.0
2022 Q3 4,117 6 0 1457.4
2022 Q2 3,338 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 3,013 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 4,631 6 1 1295.6
2021 Q3 6,328 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 5,264 3 0 569.9
2021 Q1 5,667 6 1 1058.8
2020 Q4 4,643 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 4,466 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,863 2 0 517.7
2020 Q1 4,385 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 3,719 4 1 1075.6
2019 Q3 4,259 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 3,715 5 0 1345.9
2019 Q1 3,287 8 1 2433.8
2018 Q4 3,706 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 4,450 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 4,801 4 1 833.2
2018 Q1 5,320 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 3,874 1 1 258.1
2017 Q3 5,009 18 1 3593.5
2017 Q2 4,057 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 4,965 3 0 604.2
2016 Q4 4,267 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 4,810 6 0 1247.4
2016 Q2 3,443 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 3,134 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 5,289 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 5,867 4 1 681.8
2015 Q2 8,064 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 7,032 5 0 711.0
2014 Q4 9,838 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 8,759 4 1 456.7
2014 Q2 10,282 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 9,166 7 4 763.7
2013 Q4 10,037 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 8,028 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 9,490 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 7,815 4 0 511.8
2012 Q4 8,730 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 8,905 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 10,500 5 2 476.2
2012 Q1 8,969 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 9,503 4 1 420.9
2011 Q3 9,267 2 1 215.8
2011 Q2 7,693 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 7,306 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 8,554 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 9,194 5 2 543.8
2010 Q2 8,754 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 5,106 3 1 587.5
2009 Q4 7,865 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 7,976 4 2 501.5
2009 Q2 7,821 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 7,484 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 8,715 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 9,472 5 2 527.9
2008 Q2 9,021 1 0 110.9
2008 Q1 6,424 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 5,876 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 7,352 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 7,138 5 2 700.5
2007 Q1 5,643 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 10,363 4 2 386.0
2006 Q3 12,445 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 11,596 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 10,141 3 0 295.8
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2010 · 1 incident

December 14, 2010 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Original Fuels Inc · Fall from machine

Removing starter on 992 front-end loader; supporting w/hands; slipped, fell approx. 18" on left side of body.

2008 · 1 incident

August 12, 2008 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Original Fuels Inc · Fall from machine

Replacing track on dozer; pry bar slipped; fell backward; hit head & shoulder on ground.

2006 · 1 incident

April 17, 2006 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Original Fuels Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Getting out of machine; slipped on mud on tracks.

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