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Mid Port Strip: 32 MSHA citations Coal

New Philadelphia, Schuylkill County, PA  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 3607636

Mid Port Strip has $4K 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
3
Years on record
1995–2014
Latest incident
Nov 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
32
citations
7
significant & substantial
$3,591
proposed penalties
$3,591
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Joe Kuperavage Coal Co.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
85
inspections on record
2,297
inspection hours
1.4
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.
32 citations across 2,297 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mid Port Strip has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
32 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-11-14.
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.
21.9%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
21.9%
reasonably likely or greater
12.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 3.1% none, 43.8% low, 53.1% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Mid Port Strip shows 100% of 109 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: 2022-11-14, 3 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
109
samples
0.83
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.
89 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 20 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CRANE OPER/DRAGLINE OPERATOR47
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR31
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER12

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2007-01-11, 19 years ago
20.1
silica avg (%)
2
samples
26.0
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CRANE OPER/DRAGLINE OPERATOR1
  • STRIPPING SHOVEL OPERATOR1
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

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.

Last sampled: 2022-11-14, 3 years ago
0%
over PEL
57
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • CRANE OPER/DRAGLINE OPERATOR33
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER9
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR7
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
ⓘ 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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2022 100% 2
2021 100% 6
2020 100% 7
2019 100% 8
2018 100% 7
2017 100% 6
2016 100% 5
2015 100% 7
2014 100% 4
2013 100% 3
2012 100% 4
2011 100% 4
2010 100% 4
2009 100% 5
2008 100% 5
2007 100% 5
2006 100% 5
2005 100% 2
2004 100% 6
2003 100% 5
2002 100% 1
2001 100% 2
2000 100% 6
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2007 14.2 1
2003 26.0 1
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2022 0% 2
2021 0% 3
2020 0% 3
2019 0% 4
2018 0% 4
2017 0% 3
2016 0% 2
2015 0% 4
2014 0% 2
2013 0% 1
2012 0% 2
2011 0% 2
2010 0% 2
2009 0% 1
2008 0% 3
2007 0% 5
2006 0% 3
2004 0% 4
2002 0% 1
2001 0% 3
2000 0% 3
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Mid Port Strip recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2007.

Injury rate, 2007
ⓘ 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 4.71 and the all-US-mining average was 3.77 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 5.89 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.
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
  1. Joe Kuperavage Coal Co. 1984 to present
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)
2026 0
2025 0
2024 0
2023 0
2022 1 260
2021 2 629
2020 3 14,537
2019 3 16,994
2018 3 9,527
2017 3 28,134
2016 4 43,998
2015 5 28,451
2014 5 21,763
2013 5 29,437
2012 5 38,386
2011 5 36,590
2010 5 66,084
2009 5 73,088
2008 5 51,192
2007 8 64,496
2006 7 87,978
2005 4 65,490
2004 4 57,892
2003 3 39,478
2002 3 47,148
2001 4 51,006
2000 4 45,669
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Mid Port Strip sits in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.1% 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.
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
ⓘ 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 0 0 0
2026 Q1 0 0 0
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
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 772 1 0 1295.3
2022 Q3 772 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 768 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 780 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 760 3 0 3947.4
2021 Q3 860 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,047 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,089 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,806 1 1 553.7
2020 Q3 1,417 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,810 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,736 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,449 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,326 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,380 1 0 724.6
2019 Q1 1,361 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,302 1 0 768.0
2018 Q3 1,316 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,369 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,369 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,317 1 0 759.3
2017 Q3 1,246 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,300 1 0 769.2
2017 Q1 1,275 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,357 1 1 424.3
2016 Q3 2,342 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,250 1 0 307.7
2016 Q1 3,333 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 3,545 2 0 564.2
2015 Q3 3,333 1 1 300.0
2015 Q2 3,438 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,462 1 0 684.0
2014 Q4 1,477 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,441 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 975 1 0 1025.6
2014 Q1 1,838 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,992 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,920 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,124 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,966 1 0 508.6
2012 Q4 2,041 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,005 1 0 498.8
2012 Q2 2,032 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,928 1 0 518.7
2011 Q4 1,974 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,973 1 0 506.8
2011 Q2 2,241 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,425 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,811 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,807 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,752 1 0 363.4
2010 Q1 2,542 1 0 393.4
2009 Q4 3,727 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,271 1 1 305.7
2009 Q2 3,278 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 3,335 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,502 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,171 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,894 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 3,529 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 4,950 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 5,057 1 0 197.7
2007 Q2 5,341 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 5,127 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 5,230 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,875 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 4,308 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,882 1 0 347.0
2005 Q4 2,916 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,802 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,976 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,816 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,821 4 1 1417.9
2004 Q3 2,872 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,839 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,674 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,800 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,109 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,812 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,411 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,046 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,868 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,159 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,111 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,332 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,468 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,451 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,874 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,829 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,200 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,979 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,448 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2014 · 2 incidents

November 25, 2014 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Joe Kuperavage Coal Co. · Struck by falling object

Using a 42 mm socket to remove bolts off the belly pan of dozer, socket became stuck on bolt and socket fell off and struck employee on top of head.

March 24, 2014 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Joe Kuperavage Coal Co. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Slipped on icy glazed tract on the Manitowoc 4600 dragline.

1995 · 1 incident

April 19, 1995 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Joe Kuperavage Coal Co. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS UPRIGHTING A 55 GAL DRUM. IT STARTED TO SLIP IN HIS HANDS AND HE AJUSTED HIS POSITION TO STAND IT UP.