Marco GFCC Project: 85 MSHA citations Coal
Bedrock Mines LP
· Surface
Controlled by
Targe Energy LLC
Apollo,
Westmoreland County,
PA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3609337
Marco GFCC Project has $36K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
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- Latest incident
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
85
citations
42
significant & substantial
$35,783
proposed penalties
$34,687
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,096 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
34
inspections on record
1,026
inspection hours
8.3
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.85 citations across 1,026 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
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A Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2011-06-28.
On record since 2011.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
Marco GFCC Project has $36K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 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.$36K
proposed penalties
$35K
current assessed
$35K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
83 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
Of $20K in penalties contested before the Commission, $19K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-09-25.
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.50.6%
significant & substantial
21.7%
high negligence or reckless
50.6%
reasonably likely or greater
34.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 16.9% low, 61.4% moderate, 20.5% high, 1.2% 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.
16
citations taken to the federal commission · 19% of citations on record
- Settled 15 · 94%
- Stood as issued 1 · 6%
100%
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 10 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
6%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$20K 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 2014-09-02.
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 2014-0953 | Settlement | Lesnick | 2015 | $12K → $12K |
| PENN 2009-56 | Settlement | Lesnick | 2010 | $4K → $3K |
| PENN 2014-120 | Settlement | Lesnick | 2015 | $3K → $2K |
| PENN 2008-534 | Settlement | Paez | 2010 | $2K → $2K |
| PENN 2008-485 | Settlement | Lesnick | 2010 | $150 → $105 |
| PENN 2009-55 | Dismissal | Lesnick | 2010 | $100 → $0 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Marco GFCC Project shows 99% of 74 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: 2014-09-25, 11 years ago
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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.99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
74
samples
2.04
dust max (mg/m3)
0
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.61 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 13 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR39
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER18
- BACKHOE OPERATOR11
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2011-09-01, 14 years ago16.6
silica avg (%)
3
samples
32.0
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR3
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: 2013-11-20, 12 years ago
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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.0%
over PEL
36
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR17
- BACKHOE OPERATOR9
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER9
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 100% | 2 |
| 2013 | 100% | 9 |
| 2012 | 100% | 10 |
| 2011 | 83% | 6 |
| 2010 | 100% | 4 |
| 2009 | 100% | 5 |
| 2008 | 100% | 14 |
| 2007 | 100% | 12 |
| 2006 | 100% | 6 |
| 2005 | 100% | 6 |
Silica (quartz) by year
| Year | silica avg (%) | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7.1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 21.4 | 2 |
Noise by year
| Year | over PEL | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0% | 5 |
| 2012 | 0% | 9 |
| 2010 | 0% | 2 |
| 2009 | 0% | 2 |
| 2008 | 0% | 10 |
| 2007 | 0% | 2 |
| 2005 | 0% | 6 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Bedrock Mines LP 2005 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 6,809 |
| 2012 | 6 | 24,069 |
| 2011 | 6 | 46,810 |
| 2010 | 8 | 3,345 |
| 2009 | 6 | 10,080 |
| 2008 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Marco GFCC Project sits in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania · Population 353,345
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$72,468
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Q3 | 1,053 | 2 | 1 | 1899.3 |
| 2014 Q2 | 547 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 1,033 | 1 | 0 | 968.1 |
| 2013 Q4 | 1,393 | 14 | 8 | 10050.3 |
| 2013 Q3 | 1,633 | 9 | 2 | 5511.3 |
| 2013 Q2 | 931 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 1,218 | 3 | 0 | 2463.1 |
| 2012 Q4 | 2,928 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Q3 | 3,013 | 3 | 1 | 995.7 |
| 2012 Q2 | 2,336 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 2,860 | 1 | 0 | 349.7 |
| 2011 Q4 | 2,794 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 4,510 | 4 | 1 | 886.9 |
| 2011 Q2 | 4,297 | 7 | 2 | 1629.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 5,623 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 4,916 | 1 | 1 | 203.4 |
| 2009 Q4 | 2,945 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 4,108 | 1 | 1 | 243.4 |
| 2009 Q2 | 3,324 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 3,440 | 3 | 2 | 872.1 |
| 2008 Q4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q2 | 0 | 14 | 13 | |
| 2008 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
| 2007 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.