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.
70 citations across 2,864 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Highland No 5 has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $414 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.
$9K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$414
outstanding
67 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-19.
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 Highland No 5 shows 99% of 370 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: 2026-07-30
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
370
samples
2.37
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.
238 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 132 by the operator.
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.
Highland No 5 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.19 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 2.63 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2025 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2024 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2023 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2022 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2016 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2015 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2014 *
9.82
9.82
0.000
2013 *
8.85
8.85
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
19
2025
21
2024
23
2023
23
2022
19
2021
5
2020
5
2019
8
2018
8
2017
11
2016
13
2015
21
2014
23
2013
25
2012
25
2011
25
2010
24
2009
12
2008
10
2007
8
2006
6
2005
4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Highland No 5 sits in Luzerne 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.
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania · Population 325,978
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$62,321
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 Q2
12,844
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
14,250
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
14,820
1
0
67.5
2025 Q3
16,588
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
13,585
1
0
73.6
2025 Q1
14,300
2
1
139.9
2024 Q4
15,600
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
16,016
1
1
62.4
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
13,650
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
18,252
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
15,600
1
0
64.1
2023 Q3
15,444
1
1
64.8
2023 Q2
16,250
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
12,870
2
1
155.4
2022 Q4
13,650
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
14,820
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
13,260
5
0
377.1
2022 Q1
14,560
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
3,180
1
1
314.5
2021 Q3
2,364
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
874
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
1,469
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
1,778
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
1,820
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
1,484
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
3,007
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
4,862
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
3,544
3
1
846.5
2019 Q2
5,056
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
3,076
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
3,020
1
0
331.1
2018 Q3
4,120
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
5,541
3
1
541.4
2018 Q1
2,852
1
0
350.6
2017 Q4
5,477
1
0
182.6
2017 Q3
4,379
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
5,564
2
1
359.5
2017 Q1
3,322
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
7,427
1
1
134.6
2016 Q3
3,324
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
2,700
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
8,421
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
8,504
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
9,247
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
10,214
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
9,868
1
1
101.3
2014 Q4
9,586
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
9,724
1
0
102.8
2014 Q2
10,113
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
11,290
1
0
88.6
2013 Q4
11,305
1
0
88.5
2013 Q3
10,941
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
11,098
1
0
90.1
2013 Q1
11,844
2
1
168.9
2012 Q4
11,859
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
11,960
1
0
83.6
2012 Q2
11,734
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
12,687
2
1
157.6
2011 Q4
11,765
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
12,639
4
2
316.5
2011 Q2
12,179
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
12,320
2
2
162.3
2010 Q4
11,087
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
12,431
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
12,235
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
12,343
1
0
81.0
2009 Q4
10,053
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
5,079
1
0
196.9
2009 Q2
4,830
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
6,867
5
0
728.1
2008 Q4
4,962
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
5,394
1
1
185.4
2008 Q2
6,351
1
1
157.5
2008 Q1
6,281
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
5,171
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
4,778
1
1
209.3
2007 Q2
5,088
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
5,665
2
0
353.0
2006 Q4
4,762
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
3,533
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
3,597
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
3,329
1
0
300.4
2005 Q4
3,439
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
506
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file
2026 · 1 incident
July 28, 2026PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
excavator operator stepped out of the cab and onto the track. While standing on the track the employee started to slip but caught self. The act of catching EE's balance caused a sharp pain in EE's right knee. Employee had this knee replaced about 6 months prior to incident.
At approx. 6:25 am the manager was informed of an accident involving an EE operating a front end loader. A truck driver reported over the CB radio that the operator was on the ground bleeding from a head injury. Evidence suggests the EE was cleaning a mirror outside the cab and fell off the platform just under 6 feet.
2014 · 2 incidents
February 12, 2014PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fall on packed snow/ice while doing a 360 inspection after fueling mobile equipment. Injury to left hip/hand initially self-treated. Taken to clinic 2/13/14, x-rays negative, no prescription. Follow-up visit on 3/13/14 employee given script for muscle relaxant for back causing recordable accident.
February 10, 2014PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee attempted to move a section of suction hose for a diesel pump when he slid on some loose stone and fell. His right side struck some frozen material. Called NurseLine and they recommended medical examination at our local clinic. Fall/contact resulted in injury to right side ribs (2 fractured). Doctor prescribed pain medication and gave restricted duty instructions.
2013 · 2 incidents
October 10, 2013PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Changing primary fuel filter on CAT 980F. Employee descended ladder and lost grip/fell. Employee landed on left hip/buttock. NurseLine called and advised self-care with ice/ibuprofen for pain/swelling. Case handled as first aid until employee requested follow-up care 10/14/2013. X-ray and CatScan were negative, but doctor put employee off work 7 days.
May 8, 2013PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Employee was replacing a broken screen on Screen Plant 4. As he dismounted ladder on west side of screen plant he turned his left ankle on a rock. It was raining, which may have been a contributing factor. Employee stated he was not looking at the ground where he was coming down the ladder, so he did not notice where his foot was landing as he stepped off the ladder.
2010 · 1 incident
March 23, 2010PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Incident occurred at night with light rain condition. Employee's foot slipped while climbing wheeled loader ladder. Employee strained right shoulder when he started to fall. Employee worked with some pain from 3/23/10 until 4/12/10. On 4/12/10 he was seen by medical service, diagnosis rotator cuff strain. on light duty 4/12/10.
2005 · 1 incident
November 19, 2005PA · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The employee reported that he had been working on a silt pan. He exited the pan by climbing over the side. Upon exiting he felt a strain in his back. On 11/21/05 employee visited a physician who believed he had a pinched cyatic nerve. It wasn't reported until 11/21/05