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: 653 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
K & J Strip has $4K 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
28 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-04-17.
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 K & J Strip shows 96% of 132 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: 2002-07-09, 24 years ago
96%
within 1.5 mg/m3
132
samples
3.25
dust max (mg/m3)
66 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 66 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.
K & J Strip recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2002.
Injury rate, 2002
ⓘ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 6.89 and the all-US-mining average was 5.05 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 7.45 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
2002 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2001
0.00
0.00
0.000
2000
1.72
1.72
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)
2004
1
2003
3
2002
29
85,281
2001
55
234,363
2000
55
283,019
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
K & J Strip sits in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.3% 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.
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania · Population 78,902
1.3%
Mining share of county employment
$60,181
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
2004 Q3
0
0
0
2004 Q2
0
0
0
2004 Q1
1,024
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
1,536
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
1,536
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
1,536
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
1,512
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
1,536
1
0
651.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2002 Q3
1,536
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
11,137
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
29,797
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
31,003
5
1
161.3
2001 Q3
32,632
6
5
183.9
2001 Q2
30,718
1
0
32.6
2001 Q1
31,109
2
2
64.3
2000 Q4
28,954
3
2
103.6
2000 Q3
29,578
2
2
67.6
2000 Q2
28,703
3
3
104.5
2000 Q1
29,294
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
12 on file
2003 · 1 incident
January 6, 2003PA · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WHILE ASSISTING MECHANIC IN REPAIR WORK EE SLIPPED ON RUBBER TIRE OF LOADER AND FELL AGAINST LOADER COUNTERWEIGHT. EE FINISHED WORK SHIFT ON DAY OF ACCIDENT AND ALL SCHEDULED SHIFTS UNTIL LAID OFF 1-31-03. EMPLOYER WAS NOTIFIED OF ACCIDENT 1-27-03.
EE WAS BACKING END DUMP UP A 3 TO 4% RAMP TO DUMP. WHEN EE BACKED AGAINST DIRT PILE AT THE TOP OF THE RAMP, THE TRUCK STALLED AND DRIFTED FORWARD ABOUT 100' AND LODGED AND STOPPED ON THE BERM. EE EXITED THE TRUCK ONTO THE OUTSLOPE OF THE BERM. ONCE ON THE GROUND, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL DOWN THE SLOPE AND SUFFERED MULTIPLE LACERATIONS AND BRUISES.
1999 · 1 incident
October 13, 1999PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerOTHER
EE WAS EXITING THE CAB OF THE DOZER. HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE DOOR FRAME WHEN THE WIND BLEW THE DOOR SHUT AND CAUGHT HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE FRAME.
1997 · 2 incidents
June 18, 1997PA · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS HELPING MECHANIC REPAIR A DOZER WHILE A FLAT TIRE WAS BEING REPAIRED ON HIS ROCK TRUCK. THEY WERE CHANGING THE CROSS TUBE ON A DOZER AND HE WAS STANDING ON THE PUSH ARM. IT HAD RAINED D URING THE NIGHT AND THE GROUND WAS MUDDY. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE PUSH ARM CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND. HE LANDED ON HIS RIGHT LEG AND IT TWISTED AND GAVE WAY WHEN HE STRUCK THE GROUND.
SUBJECT WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF NYLON STRAPPING. HE WAS CUTTING AWAY FROM HIS BODY WHEN THE KNIFE SUDDENLY SLICED THROUGH THE STRAP AND STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND.
1996 · 2 incidents
May 28, 1996PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
SUBJECT WAS WALKING ACROSS EQUIPMENT PARKING AREA AT BEGINNING OF SHIFT. HE STEPPED ON A SMALL ROCK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. SUBJECT DID NOT INFORM SUPERVISOR UNTIL 5-31-96. THAT HIS ANKLE WAS S WOLLEN AND VERY PAINFULL. SUBJECT RECIEVED MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 6-3-96. SUBJECT INFORMED SAFETY DIRECTOR ON 6-3-96 THAT HIS ANKLE WAS POSSIBLY FRACTURED.
January 11, 1996PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
SUBJECT WAS EXITING THE DOZER & HAD STEPPED DOWNONTO THE TRACKS WHEN HE SLIPPED. TO AVOID FALLING ON TRACKS, SUBJECT JUMPED TO THE GROUND & LANDED ON HIS FEET, CAUSING PAIN IN BACK & NECK. THE INCIDENT DID NOT VIOLATE RULES & REGULATIONS ON JOB SKILLS, MINE PROFICIENCY, TRAINING & ATTITUDE.
SUBJECT WAS CHECKING THE GOVERNOR ON THE ENGINE OF THE WELDER WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED CAUSING HIS HAND TOCOME IN CONTACT WITH THE FAN BLADES THE INCIDENT DID NOT VIOLATE RULES & REGULATIONS ON J OB SKILLS MINE PROFICIENCY TRAINING & ATTITUDE
1990 · 2 incidents
April 11, 1990PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
HOUSE ROLLER WAS STUCK IN CRADLE. JACK WAS USED TO SUPOORT ROLLER SUBJECT REACHED IN TO CHECK SHIM. ROLLER SLIPPED OFF JACK FALLING ON FOREARM. INCIDENT DID NOT VIOLATE RULES & REGULATIONS ON JOB SKILLS MINE PROFIECIENCY TRAINING & ATTITUDE
March 17, 1990PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS