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: 478 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Hawk Run Mine has $374 in proposed MSHA penalties and $374 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.
$374
proposed penalties
$374
current assessed
$0
paid to date
$374
outstanding
6 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-12-12.
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 Hawk Run Mine shows 100% of 24 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: 2006-12-12, 19 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
24
samples
0.27
dust max (mg/m3)
24 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER11
BULLDOZER OPERATOR5
MECHANIC5
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
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2008
2
2007
2
2,388
2006
3
544
2005
3
4,523
2004
3
4,274
2003
3
3,925
2002
3
4,133
2001
3
663
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Hawk Run Mine sits in Venango County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.8% 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.
Venango County, Pennsylvania · Population 50,096
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$61,626
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
2008 Q1
120
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
210
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
600
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
600
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
400
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
650
2
1
3076.9
2006 Q3
850
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
650
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2006 Q1
700
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
720
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
840
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
810
2
1
2469.1
2005 Q1
840
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
900
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
810
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
950
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
950
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
880
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
920
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
940
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
900
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
960
1
0
1041.7
2002 Q3
940
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
660
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
820
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
980
1
0
1020.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file
1991 · 1 incident
December 31, 1991PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WHILE REPLACING A CABLE ON THE DRAGLINE THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE.THE CABLE WAS BEING INSTALLED INTO A CLEVIS WHEN IT SPRUNG BACK AND SLAPPED THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LOWER FACE.
1987 · 1 incident
December 22, 1987PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
WHILE HELPING T2 REPAIR THE DOZER HE OPERATED HE WAS HIT IN THE KNEE BY A SLEDGE HAMMER. THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A DRIVING PIN WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING IT IN. THE SECOND EMPLOYEE MISSED ON A SWI3G AND HIT THE FIRST EMPLOYEE.
EMP WAS OILING 5ND GREASING EQUIPMENT DURING THE MORNING AND BECAUSE OF THE COLD WEATHER SUSTAINED FROSTBITE ON HIS FINGERS. THE EXACT TIME OF THE INJURY IN UNKNOWN AND WHETHER OR NOT THE EMP LOYEE WAS WEARI3G GLOVES IS UNKNOWN