Monvalley Transportation Center Inc has $24K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1995–2004
Latest incident
Feb 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
140
citations
77
significant & substantial
$23,981
proposed penalties
$21,741
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,240 gap.
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.
Rate withheld: 888 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Monvalley Transportation Center Inc has $24K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 4 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.
$24K
proposed penalties
$23K
current assessed
$22K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
138 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $4K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-02-07.
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.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
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.
MSHA sampling at Monvalley Transportation Center Inc shows 100% of 44 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: 2004-06-29, 22 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
44
samples
0.51
dust max (mg/m3)
44 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER12
MECHANIC5
COAL SHOVEL OPERATOR4
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.
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.
Monvalley Transportation Center Inc recorded 5.92 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2004.
Injury rate, 2004
ⓘ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.
5.92
total case rate
5.92
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 5.57 and the all-US-mining average was 4.33 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 6.55 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
2004 *
5.92
5.92
0.000
2003 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2002 *
13.63
13.63
0.000
2001 *
5.65
5.65
0.000
2000 *
17.54
17.54
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2009
0
2005
2
2004
17
2003
21
2002
23
2001
16
2000
17
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Monvalley Transportation Center Inc sits in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania · Population 1,240,476
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$76,393
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
2009 Q2
0
0
0
2005 Q4
0
0
0
2005 Q3
0
0
0
2005 Q2
0
0
0
2005 Q1
3,845
1
0
260.1
2004 Q4
3,851
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
8,444
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
11,117
1
1
90.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2004 Q1
10,356
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
11,858
2
1
168.7
2003 Q3
11,025
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
10,728
4
2
372.9
2003 Q1
10,647
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
14,402
2
2
138.9
2002 Q3
16,536
4
4
241.9
2002 Q2
12,730
6
1
471.3
2002 Q1
15,035
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
10,019
4
3
399.2
2001 Q3
8,242
1
0
121.3
2001 Q2
7,463
10
7
1339.9
2001 Q1
9,679
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
9,722
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
10,790
2
0
185.4
2000 Q2
9,958
2
2
200.8
2000 Q1
15,134
94
52
6211.2
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
17 on file
2004 · 1 incident
February 3, 2004PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS EXITING CAB ON EXCAVATOR. WHILE CLIMBING DOWN LADDER, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF RUNG. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF, BUT TWISTED BACK. EE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN RIGHT LEG.
September 17, 2002PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
A STEEL CROSSBRACE WAS BEING LOWERED TO THE GROUND WITH A BOOM TRUCK HOIST. TWO EMPLOYEES WERE HOLDING EACH OF THE BRACE TO GUIDE IT. ONE EE UNEXPECTEDLY LET GO OF THE BRACE CAUSING IT TO STRI KE THE OTHER EMPLOYEE IN THE UPPER RIGHT THIGH.
2001 · 1 incident
March 28, 2001PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE
WHILE OPERATING BOBCAT IN A BARGE, BOBCAT BUCKETHIT A PIECE OF STEEL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BARGE WHICH STOPPED THE MACHINE. OPERATOR HIT HIS CHEST INTO HE SAFETY PADDED HARNESS PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. HE WAS ALSO WEARING A SEAT BELT.
2000 · 4 incidents
December 13, 2000PA · Coalcoal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shovelerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE OPERATING A 245B EXCAV. EXCAV DEVELOPED A HYD LEAK. OPERATOR SHUR DOWN MACHINE & WENT TO HYD TANK AND STARTED TO REMOVE CAP. OIL SPLASHED UP WITH PRESSURE. OPERATOR HAD SOME OIL SPLASH IN H IS FACE & EYE.
March 8, 2000PA · Coalcoal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shovelerPOWERED HAULAGE
EE STATED THAT HIS BACK WAS HURTING FROM RUNNING THE BOBCAT AND BANGING DOORS ON 3/8/00. ON 3/9/00 THE EE JUMPED OFF OF THE EXCAVATOR HE WAS RUNNING AND MADE THE BACK PAIN WORSE (AN UNSAFE ACT ). HE IS BEING TREATED BY A CHIROPRACTOR FOR SPINAL MANIPULATION.
January 20, 2000PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE WAS ON SHORE HELPING TO HOLD A BARGE IN PLACETHE TUGBOAT PULLED ON THE BARGE WHILE THE EE WAS HOLDING ONTO THE CABLE. THE CABLE SNAPPED AND STRUCK THE EE IN THE HAND.
1996 · 4 incidents
November 9, 1996PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS SHOVELING COAL FROM UNDER NO. 1 BELT AND PLACING THE COAL ON THE BELT. THE COAL WAS WET AND HEAVY. AS HE LIFTED A SHOVEL OF COAL ONTO THE BELT HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK.
September 25, 1996PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
INJURED WAS STANDING ON A STEP LADDER AT THE SCREENIGN PLANT. EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO OPEN DOOR ON HOPPER TO ADJUST FLOW OF MATERIAL ONTO THE BELT EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARDS OFF OF LADDER AND FEL L ON A SMALL PILE OF COKE.
May 20, 1996PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON