Leechburg Site, Foster No 65 has $370 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
3
Years on record
1994–1999
Latest incident
Dec 1999
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
5
citations
1
significant & substantial
$370
proposed penalties
$370
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: 180 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Leechburg Site, Foster No 65 has $370 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.
$370
proposed penalties
$370
current assessed
$370
paid to date
$0
outstanding
5 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-03-05.
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 Leechburg Site, Foster No 65 shows 100% of 11 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: 2002-10-22, 23 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
11
samples
0.20
dust max (mg/m3)
11 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
BACKHOE OPERATOR7
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER2
REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE1
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2003
5
2002
5
2001
19
2000
6
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Leechburg Site, Foster No 65 sits in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.2% 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.
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania · Population 65,069
2.2%
Mining share of county employment
$64,295
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
2003 Q4
822
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
2,697
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
3,729
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
4,925
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
4,198
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
3,771
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
4,820
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
3,120
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2001 Q4
4,469
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
3,062
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
4,185
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
3,505
1
0
285.3
2000 Q4
4,400
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
2,775
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
4,216
2
0
474.4
2000 Q1
3,820
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
1999 · 1 incident
December 9, 1999PA · Coalcrane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, riggerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
THE AREA AROUND THE WATER TRUCK WAS MUDDY DUE TO HEAVY RAINS AND THE FILLING OF THE TRUCK. AFTER THE TRUCK WAS FULL, THE DRIVER WAS LIMBING INTO THE CAB WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM THE STEP. HE CAME DOWN AND HIT HIS CHEST ON THE FUEL TANK.
AFTER UNLOADING HIS FLY ASH VEHICLE NO 1 WAS PARKED TO CLEAN OUT HIS TRAILER THE DRIVER WAS IN THE TRAILER (STANDING ON THE GROUND BECAUSE OF IT BEING A BOTTOM DUMP TRAILER) VEHICLE NO 2 WAS B ACKING UP COMING AT VEH NO 1 AT A 45DEG ANGLE NOT SEEING VEH NO 1 UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE VEH NO 1 WAS MOVED APPROX 1FT STRIKING DRIVER ON THE LEG