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.
17 citations across 1,454 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Nanty Glo East has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
17 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $285 in penalties contested before the Commission, $100 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-12-13.
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.
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.
1citations taken to the federal commission · 6% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 100%
0%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
65%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$285 proposed, $100 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2010-10-04.
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 Nanty Glo East shows 100% of 199 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: 2020-05-18, 6 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
199
samples
0.39
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.
175 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 24 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER59
BULLDOZER OPERATOR51
BACKHOE OPERATOR34
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.
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)
2020
2
2019
3
2018
3
2017
5
2016
6
2015
8
2014
8
2013
8
2012
8
2011
8
2010
8
2009
8
2008
8
2007
8
2006
7
2005
6
2004
6
2003
6
2002
6
2001
6
124,536
2000
6
207,120
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Nanty Glo East sits in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Cambria County, Pennsylvania · Population 132,355
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$56,292
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
Was removing plastic from underneath front end of F350 dump truck, lying on creeper and prying out on plastic. Got bad pain in right side of neck that radiated down right arm.
2013 · 1 incident
March 21, 2013PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
On April 4th EE told me he had a Dr appointment on April 9th that he had fell on March 21st and his shoulder hurt. Dr sent him for a MRI on April 16th. MRI showed tore rotator cuff, operation will be on May 2nd. He has worked since March 21st with only time off for Dr appointments.
Employee was walking around belt when he hit his head on platform. He worked the rest of the week and reported to me on 6-8-2012 that he had a stiff neck. He went to a chiropractor after work on 6-8-2012 and call me later and said he had a pinched nerve in his neck.
2008 · 2 incidents
June 2, 2008PA · Coalbelt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was removing a screen from the screening plant when he felt a pain in his left elbow. He reported it to me on 6/6/08. He is going to have it checked by family dr the week of 6/9/08.
May 23, 2008PA · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL WHEN A FOREIGN BODY BECAME EMBEDED IN EE EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND SAFETY SHIELD WAS IN PLACE ON GRINDER.