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Lucerne #1 Coal

Britt Energies Inc · Surface
Controlled by Christopher J Evans
Homer City, Indiana County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608690

Lucerne #1 has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2004–2011
Latest incident
Oct 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
39
citations
18
significant & substantial
$5,159
proposed penalties
$5,059
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $100 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
76
inspections on record
1,219
inspection hours
3.2
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.
39 citations across 1,219 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Lucerne #1 has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
39 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-03-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Lucerne #1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.12 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 129 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.
0.12
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.90
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
129
samples
Most recent sample: 2015-03-18.
Silica (quartz)
22.0
silica avg (%)
39.9
silica max (%)
7
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-04-20.
Noise
0%
over PEL
68
samples
Most recent sample: 2014-03-24.
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
2025 Q4 0 0 0
2025 Q3 0 0 0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
Show 94 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q3 0 0 0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 0 0 0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
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
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 119 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 282 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 575 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,697 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,452 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 3,358 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,618 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,588 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 736 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 388 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 638 2 0 3134.8
2012 Q2 896 1 0 1116.1
2012 Q1 1,809 2 1 1105.6
2011 Q4 5,709 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 6,119 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 5,708 1 0 175.2
2011 Q1 5,533 4 3 722.9
2010 Q4 4,614 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 4,548 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 4,966 3 0 604.1
2010 Q1 2,860 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 3,370 3 1 890.2
2009 Q3 796 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 740 2 2 2702.7
2009 Q1 636 1 0 1572.3
2008 Q4 1,436 1 0 696.4
2008 Q3 0 0 0
2008 Q2 5,413 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 3,850 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,671 1 0 272.4
2007 Q3 4,336 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 5,274 1 0 189.6
2007 Q1 5,214 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 5,841 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 6,441 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 9,589 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 10,471 3 1 286.5
2005 Q4 10,333 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 11,140 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 10,878 1 1 91.9
2005 Q1 10,257 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 9,522 2 1 210.0
2004 Q3 7,871 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 7,270 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 5,594 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 5,160 1 0 193.8
2003 Q3 3,649 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,382 6 5 2518.9
2003 Q1 960 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,852 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 5,350 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 5,158 1 1 193.9
2002 Q1 5,822 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 5,850 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 5,384 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,534 1 1 283.0
2001 Q1 2,648 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,792 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,510 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,125 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 300 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2011 · 2 incidents

October 28, 2011 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Britt Energies Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE removed discharge hose from water pump allowing steam to escape causing burns on both arms.

October 28, 2011 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Britt Energies Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

While tightening primer plug on water pump hot water sprayed on employee's left forearm, causing burns.

2008 · 1 incident

February 11, 2008 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Britt Energies Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was using jumper cables to start Cat 320, while stepping over cable he slipped & fell on knee.

2007 · 1 incident

January 22, 2007 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Britt Energies Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While coming down the steps of the 966D highlift operator slipped and twisted his right knee.

2006 · 2 incidents

August 24, 2006 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Britt Energies Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE was clearing trees and stumps preparing for the next advancing pit. He was backing up and hit a stump, dozer came to a sudden stop.

January 4, 2006 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Britt Energies Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE BACKING UP DOZER, EE WENT OVER A MOUND OF DIRT, RESULTING IN HIS HEAD HITTING SPEAKER MOUNT & CAUSING LACERATION (STITCHES). AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, EE WAS WEARING SEAT BELT.

2004 · 1 incident

August 2, 2004 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Britt Energies Inc · Struck by flying object

Seeding-mulching sediment pond, feeding hay into mulcher hand was slapped by chain and hand was stoved; x rays taken: no broken bones.

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