Mining Incidents

Mt Morris Surface Mine Coal

Controlled by Arch Resources Inc
Mt Morris, Greene County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3609050

Mt Morris Surface Mine has $60 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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
2002–2007
Latest incident
Jun 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
1
citations
0
significant & substantial
$60
proposed penalties
$60
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
32
inspections on record
253
inspection hours
n/a
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: 253 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mt Morris Surface Mine has $60 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$60
proposed penalties
$60
current assessed
$60
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-07-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Mt Morris Surface Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.25 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 30 samples.

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.
0.25
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.06
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
30
samples
Most recent sample: 2005-07-20.
Silica (quartz)
35.6
silica avg (%)
46.5
silica max (%)
3
samples
Most recent sample: 2004-09-27.
Noise
0%
over PEL
11
samples
Most recent sample: 2005-07-20.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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
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
2005 Q4 314 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,713 1 0 583.8
Show 15 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q2 3,812 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,514 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,116 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 8,098 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 7,385 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 7,282 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 7,712 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 7,702 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 9,847 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 10,029 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 8,390 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 11,100 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 10,736 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 10,155 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,414 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2007 · 1 incident

June 6, 2007 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Patriot Mining Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Driver loaded our Fusion Machine onto Pick-up truck, strapped unit down and stepped off back tire into hole in surface breaking right ankle

2004 · 2 incidents

July 1, 2004 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Patriot Mining Company LLC · Struck against a moving object

Strip rock was being loaded in Cat 777C rock truck. A large rock hit the side of the truck bed and jarred the operator. His body was twisted in seat belt causing a back strain.

2002 · 1 incident

January 7, 2002 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Patriot Mining Company LLC · Fall from machine

EE STEPPED OUT OF CABL OF LUBE TRUCK, FOOT SLIPPED ON ICY GROUND AND EE FELL TO GROUND. AS HE FELL, HE TRIED TO BREAK THE FALL AND LEFT HAND STRUCK THE GROUND. FRACTURE TO BONE IN LEFT HAND.

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The full compliance file on Mt Morris Surface Mine

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