Huber Bank Operation has $949 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Jan 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
14
citations
2
significant & substantial
$949
proposed penalties
$949
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.
Rate withheld: 472 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Huber Bank Operation has $949 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$949
proposed penalties
$949
current assessed
$949
paid to date
$0
outstanding
13 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-02-25.
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 Huber Bank Operation shows 100% of 25 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: 2003-08-19, 23 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
25
samples
1.09
dust max (mg/m3)
25 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER8
BULLDOZER OPERATOR4
COAL TRUCK DRIVER3
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.
Huber Bank Operation recorded 14.67 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2001.
Injury rate, 2001
ⓘ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.
14.67
total case rate
7.34
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 6.94 and the all-US-mining average was 5.26 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 7.64 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
2001 *
14.67
7.34
0.000
2000 *
10.08
6.72
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
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2005
2
2004
2
2003
6
2002
7
2001
15
2000
30
409,140
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Huber Bank Operation 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
2005 Q3
64
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
204
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
48
1
0
20833.3
2004 Q4
544
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
1,215
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
1,069
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
1,742
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
6,661
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2003 Q2
4,102
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
2,423
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
2,237
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
4,646
1
0
215.2
2002 Q2
5,408
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
4,554
1
0
219.6
2001 Q4
4,995
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
4,512
1
0
221.6
2001 Q2
3,974
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
13,779
5
1
362.9
2000 Q4
14,672
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
16,422
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
14,963
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
13,461
1
0
74.3
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file
2001 · 2 incidents
January 24, 2001PA · Coalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED BY THE EE UNTIL 2/6/01. EE WAS COMING DOWN A FIXED LADDER WHEN HIS HANDS SLIPPED OFF LADDER & FELL BACKWARDS 2 FTFROM GROUND AND LANDED ON RIGHT HIP. EE DID NOT REPORT INCIDENT UNTIL 2/6/01 WHEN EE STARTED TO HAVE BACK PAIN. AT THIS TIME INVESTIGATIONS IS BEING CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE WORK RELATED
EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN EMPLOYED WITH PG&E OPERATING SERVICES COMPANY FOR FIVE YEARS AS A EQUIPMENT OPERATOR AND HAS BEEN AN EQUIPMENT OPERATOR FOR 18 YEARS. EMPLOYEE UNDERWENT CARPAL TUNNEL SURGER Y TO HIS RIGHT HAND ON 1-09-01. AN INVESTIGATIONHAS BEEN STARTED. THIS HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED WORK RELATED AT THIS TIME.
2000 · 3 incidents
July 17, 2000PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
A DRAGLINE BUCKET WAS LAID ON ITS SIDE TO BE WELDED ON; EMPLOYEE MOVED THE BUCKET CHAINS AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AS HE BENT OVER TO ENTER THE BUCKET WORK AREA.
May 5, 2000PA · Coalbackhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A NUT WITH HIS RIGHT HAND, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING THE BOLT WITH ANIMPACT WRENCH. THE NUT DISLODGED FROM A FIXED BAR, THE BOLT AND NUT TURNED PINCHING THE EMPLOYEE 'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER OFF BETWEEN THE NAIL BED AND THE FIRST KNUCKLE.
EE OPENED THE DOOR TO THE OFFICE TRAILER AND STEPPED ONTO THE PLATFORM. HE STARTED TO CLOSE DOOR AND SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL DOWN THE STAIRS, FEET FIRST. THE EE HIT HIS HEAD, RIGHT ELBOW AND R IGHT RIBS ON THE BACK ON THE WOODEN STAIRS.
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