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.
158 citations across 4,745 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Long Run has $42K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 22 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.
$42K
proposed penalties
$39K
current assessed
$39K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
156 assessments are final orders; 22 contested dockets.
Of $23K in penalties contested before the Commission, $19K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-10-21.
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.
34citations taken to the federal commission · 22% of citations on record
Settled
32 · 94%
Stood as issued
2 · 6%
88%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 33 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
16%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$23K proposed, $19K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2016-08-22.
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 Long Run shows 98% of 353 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: 2021-01-19, 5 years ago
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
353
samples
1.97
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.
191 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 162 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.
Long Run recorded 4.86 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2015.
Injury rate, 2015
ⓘ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.
4.86
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 3.76 and the all-US-mining average was 2.72 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 3.79 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
2015 *
4.86
0.00
0.000
2014 *
7.96
7.96
0.000
2013 *
14.03
9.35
0.000
2012
11.60
9.66
0.000
2011 *
8.45
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
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2021
0
2020
1
2019
0
2018
0
3,740
2017
4
155
2016
6
24,670
2015
21
195,619
2014
22
296,191
2013
35
398,656
2012
44
291,878
2011
9
31,842
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Long Run 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
2021 Q1
0
0
0
2020 Q4
108
1
0
9259.3
2020 Q3
0
0
0
2020 Q2
0
0
0
2020 Q1
0
0
0
2019 Q4
0
0
0
2019 Q3
0
0
0
2019 Q2
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2019 Q1
30
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
130
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
0
0
0
2018 Q2
0
1
0
2018 Q1
0
0
0
2017 Q4
3,674
1
0
272.2
2017 Q3
173
1
0
5780.3
2017 Q2
206
1
0
4854.4
2017 Q1
239
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
101
1
0
9901.0
2016 Q3
1,938
1
0
516.0
2016 Q2
3,520
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
4,764
6
2
1259.4
2015 Q4
7,391
2
0
270.6
2015 Q3
10,331
4
0
387.2
2015 Q2
12,033
11
3
914.2
2015 Q1
11,374
9
5
791.3
2014 Q4
10,538
6
3
569.4
2014 Q3
8,944
8
5
894.5
2014 Q2
11,078
6
1
541.6
2014 Q1
19,675
6
2
305.0
2013 Q4
20,565
11
3
534.9
2013 Q3
19,894
10
6
502.7
2013 Q2
21,972
25
6
1137.8
2013 Q1
23,101
9
0
389.6
2012 Q4
24,276
4
3
164.8
2012 Q3
22,830
8
4
350.4
2012 Q2
26,644
9
5
337.8
2012 Q1
29,743
4
0
134.5
2011 Q4
11,176
4
2
357.9
2011 Q3
7,107
2
0
281.4
2011 Q2
5,382
2
0
371.6
2011 Q1
0
2
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
20 on file
2017 · 1 incident
April 14, 2017PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
While putting bottom rollers into hanging brackets, the bottom roller slipped out and caused the bracket to fly up and strike him in the cheek. 3 stitches.
August 27, 2013PA · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerPOWERED HAULAGE
While getting on and off MBC seat EE twisted his knee.
January 2, 2013PA · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Roof fall old room set up in #4 entry one crosscut outby spad #415. Roof fall for about 10' long and fell out from nothing to about 5 or 6' high. The area was double rowed posted and dangered off all access.
July 3, 2012PA · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS