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Harmar Refuse Site Coal

Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3607847

Harmar Refuse Site has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1988–2015
Latest incident
Jul 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
48
citations
7
significant & substantial
$6,297
proposed penalties
$6,297
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
159
inspections on record
2,749
inspection hours
1.7
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.
48 citations across 2,749 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Harmar Refuse Site has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
48 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-06-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Harmar Refuse Site shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.08 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 169 samples.

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.
0.08
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.60
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
169
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-05-12.
Noise
0%
over PEL
71
samples
Most recent sample: 2025-06-17.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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 496 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 512 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 840 1 0 1190.5
2025 Q1 976 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 984 1 0 1016.3
2024 Q3 984 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,200 1 0 833.3
2024 Q1 1,140 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,048 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,180 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,160 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,200 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 854 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,230 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,100 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,017 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 914 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,000 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 704 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 618 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 778 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 499 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 624 3 0 4807.7
2020 Q1 617 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 618 1 0 1618.1
2019 Q3 772 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 877 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 464 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 719 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,053 3 0 2849.0
2018 Q2 531 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 901 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,984 1 0 504.0
2017 Q3 2,036 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,919 1 0 521.1
2017 Q1 1,571 1 0 636.5
2016 Q4 1,503 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,888 1 0 529.7
2016 Q2 2,035 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,530 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,985 1 0 503.8
2015 Q3 1,949 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,508 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 2,212 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,880 1 0 531.9
2014 Q3 2,291 1 0 436.5
2014 Q2 2,013 1 0 496.8
2014 Q1 2,092 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,096 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,629 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,183 2 1 628.3
2013 Q1 3,169 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,142 1 0 318.3
2012 Q3 3,400 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,148 2 0 635.3
2012 Q1 2,734 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,939 1 0 340.3
2011 Q3 3,356 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,644 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,592 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,710 3 0 1107.0
2010 Q3 3,497 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,725 1 0 367.0
2010 Q1 1,761 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,753 1 0 363.2
2009 Q3 3,431 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,283 3 2 1314.1
2009 Q1 2,066 2 1 968.1
2008 Q4 2,241 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,326 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,454 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,021 6 2 2968.8
2007 Q4 2,372 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,672 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,298 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,632 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,516 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,642 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,977 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,719 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,638 2 0 758.2
2005 Q3 2,746 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,503 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,846 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,979 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,701 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,816 1 0 550.7
2004 Q1 1,532 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,877 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,264 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,188 1 0 457.0
2003 Q1 2,053 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,627 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,548 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,207 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,402 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,534 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,109 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,423 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,322 2 0 861.3
2000 Q4 2,814 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,959 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,635 2 1 759.0
2000 Q1 1,592 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2015 · 1 incident

July 23, 2015 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
IP Harmar Holdings, LLC · Fall from machine

Employee was exiting a CAT 740 Articulated Truck when he missed the bottom step and fell on his left knee.

2014 · 1 incident

May 16, 2014 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
IP Harmar Holdings, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was changing a fuel filter on a pump. Employee grabbed the fuel filter with his right hand and the fuel line with his left hand to remove the fuel filter. While twisting and pulling the fuel filter the fuel line released suddenly and his left hand hit the frame of the pump. Employee's left third finger was cut on the outside of the first knuckle and required five stitches.

2012 · 1 incident

February 1, 2012 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
IP Harmar Holdings, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking to water treatment pond after it rained when he slipped and fell in the mud, twisting his ankle. This caused his left ankle to be dislocated and left leg to break.

2010 · 1 incident

October 27, 2010 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
IP Harmar Holdings, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee slipped and twisted back while going over berm to start and fuel pump. Heavy rains overnight.

2002 · 1 incident

May 9, 2002 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Minerals Technology Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS UNLOADING 55 GAL. DRUMS FROM A TRUCK. BENT OVER TO PICK ONE UP THAT HAD FALLEN AND PULLED SOMETHING IN STOMACH AREA.

1998 · 1 incident

July 7, 1998 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Minerals Technology Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS GETTING DOWN FROM A BAKHOE AND STEPPED INA HOLE (INDENTATION) ON THE GROUND AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

1997 · 1 incident

September 2, 1997 PA · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Minerals Technology Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AND THROWING RAILROAD TIES INTO A BACKHOE BUCKET WITH A HELPER.

1995 · 1 incident

June 1, 1995 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Minerals Technology Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING CORRIGATED SHEETING ALONG GUYS RUN ROAD. RAISED SHEETING UP TO CLOSE TAILGATE. PIECE FELL DOWN AND SLICED FINGER AND BROKE BONE IN FINGER (MIDDLE, LEFT HAND).

1994 · 1 incident

1992 · 1 incident

September 11, 1992 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Minerals Technology Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING MOTOR BLOCK FROM TRUCK BED TO FLOOR PRODUCED EXCESS STRAIN TO BACK.NO LOSS OF WORK TIME.REPORTED FOR RECORD PURPOSES ONLY.

1991 · 1 incident

August 21, 1991 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Minerals Technology Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE BELT TAIL ROLLER UNDER THE BIN WITH A PIECE OF WOOD WITH THE BELT OPERATING. THE LACES ON THE BELT CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE'S GLOVE AND DRUG HIS ARM AROUND THE ROLLER INTO THE BIN. THE FRONT END OPERATOR SAW THE EMPLOYEE WHEN HE WAS DUMPING A BUCKET OF MATERIAL INTO THE BIN AND TURNED THE BELT OFF. THE GUARD OVER THE BELT ROLLER ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN REMOVED AN

1989 · 1 incident

June 14, 1989 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Minerals Technology Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

6/14 MOVING OF 55 GAL DRUMS STRAINED BACK CONTINUED TO WORK 6/20 DIGGING DIRT TO REPAIR PIPELINE BACK WAS REINJURED

1988 · 1 incident

February 25, 1988 PA · Coal IMPOUNDMENT
Market Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

EARTHEN DIKE BUILT TO CONTAIN SURFACE RUNOFF WATER & TAILINGS FROM PLANT OPERATION BROKE AND CAUSED CONTAINED WATER AND TAILINGS TO ENTER REFUSE REPROCESSING PIT.

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