Mining Incidents

Huskin Mine Coal

Northern Son Inc · Surface
Controlled by Franklin S Schall
Cairnbrook, Somerset County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3609054

Huskin Mine has $80K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 20 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2006–2013
Latest incident
Jun 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
111
citations
54
significant & substantial
$79,612
proposed penalties
$39,055
paid to date
49% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $40,557 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
60
inspections on record
1,767
inspection hours
6.3
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.
111 citations across 1,767 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Huskin Mine has $80K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 20 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.
$80K
proposed penalties
$39K
current assessed
$39K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
103 assessments are final orders; 20 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-03-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Huskin Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.11 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 126 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.
0.11
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.66
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
126
samples
Most recent sample: 2016-09-30.
Silica (quartz)
30.5
silica avg (%)
30.5
silica max (%)
1
samples
Most recent sample: 2010-06-16.
Noise
2%
over PEL
59
samples
Most recent sample: 2016-02-08.
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
2016 Q3 646 2 0 3096.0
2016 Q2 1,836 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 4,079 2 0 490.3
2015 Q4 5,699 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 5,205 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 6,478 4 0 617.5
2015 Q1 4,669 2 0 428.4
2014 Q4 5,082 0 0 0.0
Show 49 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2014 Q3 4,262 3 3 703.9
2014 Q2 3,151 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 819 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 11,446 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 14,254 7 3 491.1
2013 Q2 16,657 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 13,324 3 2 225.2
2012 Q4 16,469 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 16,457 9 6 546.9
2012 Q2 21,712 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 21,957 14 5 637.6
2011 Q4 27,492 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 26,837 6 0 223.6
2011 Q2 25,795 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 23,494 3 2 127.7
2010 Q4 28,121 2 0 71.1
2010 Q3 28,703 1 0 34.8
2010 Q2 17,268 11 5 637.0
2010 Q1 16,546 1 0 60.4
2009 Q4 10,635 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 12,921 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 10,454 5 2 478.3
2009 Q1 30,498 6 5 196.7
2008 Q4 26,397 2 1 75.8
2008 Q3 29,600 5 4 168.9
2008 Q2 17,752 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 8,215 2 1 243.5
2007 Q4 7,007 1 0 142.7
2007 Q3 8,742 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 8,642 4 3 462.9
2007 Q1 9,355 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 7,790 4 4 513.5
2006 Q3 8,779 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 8,864 3 3 338.4
2006 Q1 10,107 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 8,338 1 1 119.9
2005 Q3 9,020 3 1 332.6
2005 Q2 9,454 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 8,179 1 1 122.3
2004 Q4 9,523 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 7,131 1 1 140.2
2004 Q2 1,966 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 60 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 787 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,300 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 6,646 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 4,503 2 1 444.1
2002 Q4 3,860 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2013 · 2 incidents

June 3, 2013 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Son Inc · Fall from machine

Employee was stepping down from Hitachi Excavator by use of the ladder. He stepped onto the ground into a hole/uneven surface and fell down catching himself with his left arm causing contusion and pain to left shoulder.

February 27, 2013 PA · Coal FIRE
Northern Son Inc · Accident type, without injuries

Hydraulic hose blew. Fire started under cab. Fires spread to rest of loader. Burnt beyond repair.

2012 · 1 incident

August 30, 2012 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northern Son Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was checking anti-freeze in radiator of DIIR Dozer when he took cap off, the liquid went onto his face it was hot.

2011 · 2 incidents

August 1, 2011 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Northern Son Inc · Struck against stationary object

Shoveling in a hole at the Ridge Road #2 shot, hit a big stone and jolted shoulder.

February 8, 2011 PA · Coal FIRE
Northern Son Inc · Accident type, without injuries

D 11 N Dozer fire started under floor boards of the cab. Our men put the fire out in approx. 7-8 minutes. Fire re-ignited and the fire dept. had arrived and got the fire out in approx. 30-40 minutes.

2010 · 2 incidents

May 28, 2010 PA · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Son Inc · Fall from machine

Operator fell off top of operator's cab of drill onto his back. He fell approx 8' to the ground. He was assisting mechanic, as steel had come out and they were attempting to push back in . EE has broken rib and lung was punctured. Also broken shoulder.

May 6, 2010 PA · Coal FIRE
Northern Son Inc · Accident type, without injuries

We believe starter area of dozer shorted out. Cab burnt, back part of engine compartment, and pumps below cab burnt. Burnt beyond repair.

2008 · 3 incidents

December 8, 2008 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Northern Son Inc · Struck against a moving object

Operating rock truck, he bounced & hit door with shoulder.

August 27, 2008 PA · Coal rock driller HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northern Son Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping drill operator change bit. Chain slipped and cable bushing came down pinching left fore finger.

July 21, 2008 PA · Coal water truck operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Son Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was on ladder of water truck. He slipped while holding on striking his left shin of leg on the rung of ladder

2007 · 1 incident

December 4, 2007 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Son Inc · Fall from machine

Employee was running rock truck. Door flew open & he fell out of truck landing on ground. Laid there until other operator realized he was not in rock truck.

2006 · 1 incident

June 9, 2006 PA · Coal FIRE
Northern Son Inc · Accident type, without injuries

Cab burnt and destroyed - cause undetermined (excessive heat on combustible material). Steering line blew hole and oil hit turbo which was hot.

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The full compliance file on Huskin Mine

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