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.
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.
Of $424 in penalties contested before the Commission, $424 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-06-16.
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.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
3citations taken to the federal commission · 6% of citations on record
Settled
3 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$424 proposed, $424 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2008-04-10.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
MSHA sampling at Harmar Refuse Site shows 100% of 169 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: 2026-05-12
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
169
samples
0.60
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
ⓘThe excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
134 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 35 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
BULLDOZER OPERATOR70
BACKHOE OPERATOR40
REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE33
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
2026
1
2025
2
2024
2
2023
2
2022
2
2021
2
2020
1
2019
1
2018
2
2017
3
2016
4
2015
3
2014
3
2013
5
2012
6
2011
5
2010
4
2009
4
2008
4
2007
4
2006
4
2005
4
2004
4
2003
3
2002
4
2001
5
2000
4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Harmar Refuse Site sits in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania · Population 1,240,476
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$76,393
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
2026 Q1
496
0
0
0.0
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
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q1
1,140
0
0
0.0
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
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
1,571
1
0
636.5
2016 Q4
1,503
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
1,888
0
0
0.0
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, 2015PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
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, 2012PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
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, 2010PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
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).
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, 1989PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EARTHEN DIKE BUILT TO CONTAIN SURFACE RUNOFF WATER & TAILINGS FROM PLANT OPERATION BROKE AND CAUSED CONTAINED WATER AND TAILINGS TO ENTER REFUSE REPROCESSING PIT.