Lady Jane Plant has $53K in proposed MSHA penalties and $200 outstanding across 24 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
23
Years on record
1986–2023
Latest incident
Jul 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
172
citations
65
significant & substantial
$53,225
proposed penalties
$35,594
paid to date
67% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $17,631 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.
172 citations across 3,470 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Lady Jane Plant has $53K in proposed MSHA penalties and $200 outstanding across 24 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.
$53K
proposed penalties
$36K
current assessed
$36K
paid to date
$200
outstanding
165 assessments are final orders; 24 contested dockets.
Of $38K in penalties contested before the Commission, $20K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-06.
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.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
46citations taken to the federal commission · 27% of citations on record
Settled
38 · 83%
Stood as issued
4 · 9%
Vacated or withdrawn
4 · 9%
77%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 39 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
49%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$41K proposed, $21K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2017-07-02.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
MSHA sampling at Lady Jane Plant shows 99% of 299 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: 2026-05-12
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
299
samples
4.06
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.
205 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 94 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.
Lady Jane Plant 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
2023 *
8.87
8.87
0.000
2022 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2018 *
8.84
8.84
0.000
2011 *
4.60
4.60
0.000
2010 *
4.73
4.73
0.000
2008 *
6.30
0.00
0.000
2007 *
0.00
0.00
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
10
2025
9
2024
9
2023
10
2022
11
2021
8
2020
6
2019
8
2018
9
2017
8
2016
8
2015
6
2014
8
2013
6
2012
6
2011
16
2010
17
2009
8
2008
14
2007
12
2006
12
2005
14
2004
9
2003
2
2002
2
2001
1
2000
4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Lady Jane Plant 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
Equipment operator claimed that they had back pain from operating a rock truck. They sought medical treatment days later and resulted in a lost time accident on 7-31-2023.
May 15, 2023PA · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was standing on the discharge side of the pump while making sure it was primed when the discharge hose came apart striking EE in the right leg causing a bruise. This resulted in a lost time injury.
2021 · 3 incidents
December 14, 2021PA · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Plant utility was cleaning the dryer chute at the end of the shift with a scraper, when EE's hand came in contact with the dryer basket. EE's finger got between the hand held scraper and the dryer basket, which caused the laceration resulting in two stitches.
November 9, 2021PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techPOWERED HAULAGE
The employee was in a truck bed when they bent over to start the welder when the engine backfired blowing rust in eyes. This resulted in a lost time accident.
October 4, 2021PA · Coalutility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE was crossing under/over a railroad car when EE originally felt a strain in the lower back on Monday 10/4/21. It wasn't until Saturday 10/9/21 the EE experienced pain bad enough to go to the hospital.
Employee was on a step ladder preparing to weld a D-ring onto a pipe. The metal grab that was holding the pipe unexpectedly broke causing him to fall on his back.
October 6, 2011PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING LADDER,AFTER HELPING TO COMPLETE REAPIRS CARRYING HAND DRILL.EMPLOYEE WAS LEANING ON LADDER CAGE BETWEEN STEPS;DID NOT NOTICE THERE WAS NO CAGE AT BOTTOM OF LADDER.EMPL OEYE LEANED BACK,LOST HIS GRIP AND FELL.
EMPL GOING ALON1 PATHWAY TO #3 DMDT POND TO OBTAIN SAMPLE FOR PH MEASUREMENT.EMPL SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL.FALL CAUSED EMPL TO JERK HEAD TO ONE SIDE PULLING A MUSCLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG 24-INCH PIPE WRENCH WITH 4-FOOT PIPE EXTENSION TO LOOSEN A JAMP NUT ON THE CAR RETARDER BEND PULLEY. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED, THE NUT SUDDENLY BROKE LOOSE CAUSING THE EMPL OYEE TO FALL AN8 BE STRUCK BY THE EXTENSION.
July 2, 1987PA · Coalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS IN8PECTING THE RAW COAL RECLAIM TUNNEL INJURY OCCURRED WHEN EMPLOYEE TO RUSHED AWAY BUGS FROM EYES HIS HAND HIT HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND A PIECE OF METAL FROM HIS GLOVE ENTERED HIS RT EYE 3
1986 · 1 incident
May 29, 1986PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
WHILE REPAIRING3A MACHINE THE MINER WAS PULLING ON A WRENCH WHICH SLIPPED CAUSING THE MINER TO STRIKE THE MACHINE WITH HIS ARM THE BRUISE CAUSED THE MINERS ARM TO BE HARD TO MOVE AND PAINFUL T O RAISE 3