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Mid Valley Bank: 149 MSHA citations Coal

Wilburton, Columbia County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3608871

Mid Valley Bank has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $12K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2010–2022
Latest incident
Dec 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
149
citations
64
significant & substantial
$25,114
proposed penalties
$12,748
paid to date
51% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $12,366 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Mid-Valley Coal Sales, Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
152
inspections on record
2,431
inspection hours
6.1
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.
149 citations across 2,431 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mid Valley Bank has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $12K outstanding across 1 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.
$25K
proposed penalties
$25K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$12K
outstanding
139 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $200 in penalties contested before the Commission, $200 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-12-04.
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.
43.8%
significant & substantial
2.7%
high negligence or reckless
43.8%
reasonably likely or greater
31.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 30.1% low, 67.1% moderate, 2.7% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ 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.
2 citations taken to the federal commission · 1% of citations on record
  • Settled 2 · 100%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$200 proposed, $200 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 2014-12-15.
Contested penalties
ⓘ 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 2015-0068 Settlement Lesnick 2015 $200 → $200
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Mid Valley Bank shows 99% 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: 2026-07-10
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
109
samples
2.18
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.
99 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 10 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER39
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR35
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR23

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2025-05-20
10.6
silica avg (%)
5
samples
29.8
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR4
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER1
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: 2026-07-10
4%
over PEL
82
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER29
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR21
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR18
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
2026 100% 5
2025 100% 10
2024 100% 7
2023 100% 11
2022 100% 7
2021 100% 2
2020 100% 8
2019 100% 7
2018 100% 5
2017 100% 4
2016 100% 2
2015 100% 3
2014 100% 4
2012 100% 1
2011 100% 3
2010 100% 6
2009 100% 3
2008 100% 2
2007 100% 3
2006 100% 4
2005 50% 2
2003 100% 2
2002 100% 4
2001 100% 2
2000 100% 2
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2025 1
2023 10.1 1
2014 1.5 1
2003 1.1 1
2002 29.8 1
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2026 0% 4
2025 0% 6
2024 0% 6
2023 0% 9
2022 0% 5
2021 0% 2
2020 0% 5
2019 0% 6
2018 0% 5
2017 33% 3
2016 0% 2
2015 0% 2
2014 0% 3
2011 0% 3
2010 0% 6
2009 0% 2
2008 0% 2
2007 0% 1
2006 0% 5
2005 50% 2
2003 50% 2
2001 0% 1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Mid Valley Bank recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2024.

Injury rate, 2024
ⓘ 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 3.16 and the all-US-mining average was 2.08 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 3.30 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. Mid-Valley Coal Sales, Inc. 2000 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 6 47,970
2025 9 195,706
2024 11 103,796
2023 6 33,860
2022 4 15,702
2021 4 29,631
2020 3 9,827
2019 2 13,972
2018 2
2017 2
2016 2
2015 3
2014 1
2013 1
2012 2
2011 2
2010 2
2009 2
2008 2
2007 2
2006 2
2005 2
2004 1 5,247
2003 2
2002 1
2001 0
2000 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Mid Valley Bank sits in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Columbia County, Pennsylvania · Population 65,055
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$61,992
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 2,993 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 2,644 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 3,350 6 3 1791.0
2025 Q3 4,049 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,477 2 1 575.2
2025 Q1 3,835 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 4,201 4 1 952.2
2024 Q3 4,715 3 3 636.3
Show 92 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 6,384 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 6,048 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 5,760 2 1 347.2
2023 Q3 1,660 4 2 2409.6
2023 Q2 1,660 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 640 4 1 6250.0
2022 Q4 640 2 1 3125.0
2022 Q3 640 2 1 3125.0
2022 Q2 640 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 640 5 3 7812.5
2021 Q4 640 1 0 1562.5
2021 Q3 640 1 0 1562.5
2021 Q2 640 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 640 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 960 1 0 1041.7
2020 Q3 960 1 0 1041.7
2020 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 480 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 480 2 0 4166.7
2019 Q2 960 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 360 7 6 19444.4
2018 Q4 360 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 360 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 360 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 360 1 0 2777.8
2017 Q4 360 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 360 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 360 3 1 8333.3
2017 Q1 360 5 0 13888.9
2016 Q4 360 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 360 1 0 2777.8
2016 Q2 360 1 0 2777.8
2016 Q1 360 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 175 1 0 5714.3
2015 Q3 1,400 5 3 3571.4
2015 Q2 192 1 1 5208.3
2015 Q1 120 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 354 2 0 5649.7
2014 Q3 480 1 0 2083.3
2014 Q2 40 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 20 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 800 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q3 800 2 0 2500.0
2012 Q2 1,040 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 400 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 350 2 0 5714.3
2011 Q3 150 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,015 1 1 985.2
2011 Q1 905 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 892 1 1 1121.1
2010 Q3 923 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 938 2 2 2132.2
2010 Q1 842 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 208 1 0 4807.7
2009 Q3 1,042 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 812 1 0 1231.5
2009 Q1 685 2 1 2919.7
2008 Q4 544 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 154 8 8 51948.1
2008 Q2 16 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 32 1 0 31250.0
2007 Q3 1,021 1 0 979.4
2007 Q2 984 1 0 1016.3
2007 Q1 967 8 1 8273.0
2006 Q4 985 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 969 5 2 5160.0
2006 Q2 977 1 0 1023.5
2006 Q1 985 6 3 6091.4
2005 Q4 1,608 1 0 621.9
2005 Q3 1,065 1 1 939.0
2005 Q2 948 4 2 4219.4
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 950 1 0 1052.6
2004 Q3 960 3 0 3125.0
2004 Q2 0 2 0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 958 3 2 3131.5
2003 Q2 300 4 1 13333.3
2003 Q1 920 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 960 4 1 4166.7
2002 Q3 480 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 0 2 2
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 2 0
2001 Q2 0 2 2
2000 Q4 80 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2022 · 1 incident

2019 · 1 incident

May 2, 2019 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Mid-Valley Coal Sales, Inc. · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Driver was believed to be having a heart attack. EE was taken by ambulance to the hospital. It was later determined that EE did not have a heart attack.

2015 · 1 incident

September 1, 2015 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Mid-Valley Coal Sales, Inc. · Struck by powered moving object

Attached chain to the loader bucket. Loader did not come to stop resulting driver to be struck in the mouth by loader.

2010 · 1 incident