Stoudt's Ferry Preparation Co. Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
While moving a cart weighing approx. 200 lbs. the employee backed into a pallet and pinched their shin between the cart and pallet.
Mahanoy Site: 73 MSHA citations Coal
Mahanoy Site has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $668 outstanding across 7 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 12
- Years on record
- 2005–2019
- Latest incident
- Jul 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
73
citations
8
significant & substantial
$7,284
proposed penalties
$6,392
paid to date
88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $892 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
85
inspections on record
2,420
inspection hours
3.0
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.73 citations across 2,420 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mahanoy Site has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $668 outstanding across 7 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$668
outstanding
71 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
Of $1K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.11.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
11.0%
reasonably likely or greater
24.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 1.4% none, 42.5% low, 56.2% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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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.
13
citations taken to the federal commission · 18% of citations on record
- Settled 12 · 92%
- Still open 1 · 8%
60%
S&S designation survived the contest
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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 5 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
16%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$1K proposed, $1K 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 2026-04-13.
Contested penalties
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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.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENN 2008-364 | Settlement | Melick | 2009 | $600 → $600 |
| PENN 2008-488 | Settlement | Bulluck | 2009 | $285 → $100 |
| PENN 2012-414 | Settlement | Harner | 2014 | $239 → $212 |
| PENN 2015-0160 | Settlement | Paez | 2015 | $100 → $100 |
| PENN 2016-0182 | Settlement | Bulluck | 2016 | $100 → $100 |
| PENN 2006-160 | Settlement | Lesnick | 2006 | $72 → $60 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Mahanoy Site shows 100% of 219 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
Health sampling
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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
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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: 2026-08-25
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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.100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
219
samples
1.85
dust max (mg/m3)
1
over MSHA ECV
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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.155 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 64 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR75
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER58
- CLEANING PLANT OPERATOR21
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2018-11-07, 7 years ago2.8
silica avg (%)
2
samples
4.1
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR1
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER1
Noise
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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.
Last sampled: 2026-02-26
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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.2%
over PEL
119
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER44
- CLEANING PLANT OPERATOR19
- FINE COAL PLANT OPERATOR11
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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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
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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.| Year | within 1.5 mg/m3 | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 100% | 7 |
| 2025 | 100% | 11 |
| 2024 | 100% | 4 |
| 2023 | 100% | 9 |
| 2022 | 100% | 4 |
| 2021 | 100% | 4 |
| 2020 | 100% | 12 |
| 2019 | 100% | 13 |
| 2018 | 95% | 19 |
| 2017 | 100% | 16 |
| 2016 | 100% | 16 |
| 2015 | 100% | 13 |
| 2014 | 100% | 6 |
| 2013 | 100% | 9 |
| 2012 | 100% | 15 |
| 2011 | 100% | 5 |
| 2010 | 100% | 11 |
| 2009 | 100% | 12 |
| 2008 | 100% | 10 |
| 2007 | 100% | 5 |
| 2006 | 100% | 9 |
| 2005 | 100% | 1 |
| 2004 | 100% | 7 |
| 2003 | 100% | 1 |
Noise by year
| Year | over PEL | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0% | 3 |
| 2025 | 0% | 3 |
| 2023 | 0% | 3 |
| 2022 | 0% | 1 |
| 2021 | 0% | 1 |
| 2020 | 0% | 7 |
| 2019 | 0% | 2 |
| 2018 | 0% | 9 |
| 2017 | 0% | 9 |
| 2016 | 0% | 11 |
| 2015 | 0% | 8 |
| 2014 | 0% | 4 |
| 2013 | 0% | 9 |
| 2012 | 0% | 10 |
| 2011 | 0% | 5 |
| 2010 | 0% | 5 |
| 2009 | 0% | 7 |
| 2008 | 0% | 6 |
| 2006 | 18% | 11 |
| 2004 | 0% | 4 |
| 2003 | 0% | 1 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Mahanoy Site recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2017.
Injury rate, 2017
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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
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.79 and the all-US-mining average was 2.48 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 4.65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2016 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2008 * | 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.
Ownership history
- Stoudt's Ferry Preparation Co. Inc. 2002 to 2022
- Locust Valley Coal Company Inc 2022 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2014 | 9 |
| 2013 | 9 |
| 2012 | 8 |
| 2011 | 8 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2008 | 10 |
| 2007 | 7 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Mahanoy Site sits in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania · Population 143,259
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$66,901
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 1,082 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 Q1 | 1,685 | 1 | 0 | 593.5 |
| 2025 Q4 | 2,246 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 2,053 | 1 | 0 | 487.1 |
| 2025 Q2 | 1,827 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 2,243 | 1 | 0 | 445.8 |
| 2024 Q4 | 2,015 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 2,069 | 2 | 1 | 966.7 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | 1,729 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 1,611 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 1,240 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 1,363 | 1 | 0 | 733.7 |
| 2023 Q2 | 720 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 700 | 1 | 1 | 1428.6 |
| 2022 Q4 | 663 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 1,071 | 1 | 0 | 933.7 |
| 2022 Q2 | 827 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 Q3 | 560 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 1,152 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 1,040 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 2,822 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 2,931 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 3,443 | 1 | 0 | 290.4 |
| 2020 Q1 | 3,882 | 1 | 0 | 257.6 |
| 2019 Q4 | 5,359 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 4,285 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 5,320 | 1 | 0 | 188.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 4,088 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 5,241 | 1 | 0 | 190.8 |
| 2018 Q3 | 4,589 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 5,421 | 2 | 1 | 368.9 |
| 2018 Q1 | 4,092 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 5,701 | 1 | 0 | 175.4 |
| 2017 Q3 | 4,233 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 6,415 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 4,936 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 6,362 | 1 | 0 | 157.2 |
| 2016 Q3 | 4,589 | 1 | 0 | 217.9 |
| 2016 Q2 | 5,482 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 4,309 | 2 | 1 | 464.1 |
| 2015 Q4 | 5,163 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 5,171 | 1 | 0 | 193.4 |
| 2015 Q2 | 4,331 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 3,866 | 1 | 0 | 258.7 |
| 2014 Q4 | 4,667 | 4 | 0 | 857.1 |
| 2014 Q3 | 5,157 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 4,602 | 1 | 0 | 217.3 |
| 2014 Q1 | 4,813 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 4,027 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 4,541 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 4,592 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 4,194 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 4,038 | 2 | 0 | 495.3 |
| 2012 Q3 | 4,353 | 3 | 0 | 689.2 |
| 2012 Q2 | 4,193 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 4,830 | 3 | 0 | 621.1 |
| 2011 Q4 | 3,542 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 4,863 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 3,279 | 2 | 0 | 609.9 |
| 2011 Q1 | 4,281 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 3,989 | 4 | 0 | 1002.8 |
| 2010 Q3 | 4,562 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 3,764 | 1 | 0 | 265.7 |
| 2010 Q1 | 3,136 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 4,561 | 1 | 0 | 219.3 |
| 2009 Q3 | 3,767 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 4,139 | 1 | 0 | 241.6 |
| 2009 Q1 | 4,530 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 5,951 | 1 | 0 | 168.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 5,275 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 5,538 | 1 | 1 | 180.6 |
| 2008 Q1 | 4,377 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 5,443 | 7 | 1 | 1286.1 |
| 2007 Q3 | 4,666 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 3,960 | 1 | 0 | 252.5 |
| 2007 Q1 | 3,218 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 3,907 | 2 | 0 | 511.9 |
| 2006 Q3 | 4,023 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 2,567 | 5 | 0 | 1947.8 |
| 2006 Q1 | 1,557 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 2,000 | 5 | 0 | 2500.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 1,731 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 1,520 | 2 | 0 | 1315.8 |
| 2005 Q1 | 894 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 1,087 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 1,027 | 1 | 0 | 973.7 |
| 2004 Q2 | 915 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 758 | 1 | 0 | 1319.3 |
| 2003 Q4 | 1,631 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 2,053 | 1 | 0 | 487.1 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
12 on file2019 · 4 incidents
July 24, 2019
PA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stoudt's Ferry Preparation Co. Inc. · Fall onto or against objects
Getting down off truck slipped and hit right hand off truck
July 12, 2019
PA · Coal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stoudt's Ferry Preparation Co. Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Getting off equipment, jumped down and twisted ankle. Ankle was sprained.
April 5, 2019
PA · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stoudt's Ferry Preparation Co. Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE was lifting a sieve screen on #5 shaker when EE pulled rib area. No conditions other than lifting.
2015 · 1 incident
Stoudt's Ferry Preparation Co. Inc. · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
Shoulder injury due to sledge hammer.
2014 · 1 incident
Stoudt's Ferry Preparation Co. Inc. · Struck by falling object
Employee was handling a section of metal tubing. The tubing was thought to be in a stable position. The tubing accidentally rolled onto his foot.
2013 · 1 incident
September 7, 2013
PA · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stoudt's Ferry Preparation Co. Inc. · Fall from machine
Getting off machine - tripped on the grader on the equipment. Fell backwards - injured right knee.
2011 · 1 incident
September 8, 2011
PA · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stoudt's Ferry Preparation Co. Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
While removing an old feed chute, plant operator had his right hand pinched between the chute and a 4" water line, lacerating his right pinky finger.
2007 · 1 incident
April 26, 2007
PA · Coal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stoudt's Ferry Preparation Co. Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Working on belt press, while getting down, EE jumped 2'. The cable caught him in the groin area and somehow jarred his right shoulder. He grabbed the rail with his left hand.
2006 · 1 incident
Stoudt's Ferry Preparation Co. Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Slipped with utility knife while stripping cable.
2005 · 2 incidents
August 30, 2005
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Stoudt's Ferry Preparation Co. Inc. · Struck against stationary object
WHILE STEPPING OF LOADING DOCK, EMPLOYEE LANDED ON A PIECE OF CONCRETE AND SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.
June 16, 2005
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Stoudt's Ferry Preparation Co. Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
GRINDING ON METAL PLATE WITH HAND GRINDER. GRINDING WHEEL CAUGHT ON METAL PLATE AND GRINDER KICKED BACK INTO LEFT ARM.