What are Mather Strip's MSHA penalties?

Mather Strip has $300 in proposed MSHA penalties on record, with $0 currently outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

What is the respirable coal dust exposure at Mather Strip?

MSHA sampling at Mather Strip shows 100% of 7 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

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Mather Strip: 5 MSHA citations Coal

C J & L Coal · Surface

Controlled by Joseph Balazick; Louis Balazick

Jefferson, Greene County, PA · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 3608572

Mather Strip has $300 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: 0
Years on record: —
Latest incident: —

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2012

citations

significant & substantial

$300

proposed penalties

$300

paid to date

100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2000

inspections on record

211

inspection hours

n/a

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.

Rate withheld: 211 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

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.

$300

proposed penalties

$300

current assessed

$300

paid to date

outstanding

3 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2012-06-05.

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.

0.0%

significant & substantial

0.0%

high negligence or reckless

0.0%

reasonably likely or greater

66.7%

permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs

Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.

Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

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: 2012-06-05, 14 years ago

100%

within 1.5 mg/m3

samples

0.44

dust max (mg/m3)

7 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.

Most-sampled occupations

BACKHOE OPERATOR3
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER2
COAL TRUCK DRIVER1

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: 2012-06-05, 14 years ago

20%

over PEL

samples

Most-sampled occupations

BACKHOE OPERATOR2
COAL TRUCK DRIVER1
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER1

See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.

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
2012	100%	2
2005	100%	2
2004	100%	3

Noise by year

Year	over PEL	samples
2012	50%	2
2005	0%	2
2004	0%	1

Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Ownership history

C J & L Coal 1996 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	2
2012	2	13,911
2010	1
2009	2
2008	2	5,389
2007	2	12,651
2006	2	9,459
2005	2	4,939
2004	2	14,615
2003	2	16,582
2002	1	1,240
2001	2	28,379
2000	2

Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

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.

Greene County, Pennsylvania · Population 35,265

5.2%

Mining share of county employment

$66,870

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	Per 1M hrs
2014 Q2	600	0	0.0
2014 Q1	480	0	0.0
2013 Q4	980	0	0.0
2013 Q3	860	0	0.0
2013 Q2	920	0	0.0
2013 Q1	240	0	0.0
2012 Q4	756	0	0.0
2012 Q3	960	2	2083.3

Show 45 earlier quarters

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	Per 1M hrs
2012 Q2	688	3	4360.5
2012 Q1	210	0	0.0
2010 Q4	70	0	0.0
2010 Q3	46	0	0.0
2010 Q2	40	0	0.0
2009 Q4	228	0	0.0
2009 Q3	128	0	0.0
2009 Q2	960	0	0.0
2009 Q1	654	0	0.0
2008 Q4	768	0	0.0
2008 Q3	910	0	0.0
2008 Q2	1,040	0	0.0
2008 Q1	496	0	0.0
2007 Q4	960	0	0.0
2007 Q3	996	0	0.0
2007 Q2	890	0	0.0
2007 Q1	590	0	0.0
2006 Q4	892	0	0.0
2006 Q3	806	0	0.0
2006 Q2	840	0	0.0
2006 Q1	435	0	0.0
2005 Q4	638	0	0.0
2005 Q3	720	0	0.0
2005 Q2	340	0	0.0
2005 Q1	360	0	0.0
2004 Q4	604	0	0.0
2004 Q3	876	0	0.0
2004 Q2	1,024	0	0.0
2004 Q1	896	0	0.0
2003 Q4	736	0	0.0
2003 Q3	784	0	0.0
2003 Q2	812	0	0.0
2003 Q1	400	0	0.0
2002 Q4	387	0	0.0
2002 Q3	120	0	0.0
2002 Q2	60	0	0.0
2002 Q1	388	0	0.0
2001 Q4	865	0	0.0
2001 Q3	1,141	0	0.0
2001 Q2	1,277	0	0.0
2001 Q1	811	0	0.0
2000 Q4	62	0	0.0
2000 Q3	112	0	0.0
2000 Q2	69	0	0.0
2000 Q1	107	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.

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Mather Strip has $300 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

MSHA sampling at Mather Strip shows 100% of 7 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

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.

Mather Strip sits in Greene County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 5.2% of county employment.

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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.