Mining Incidents

Natalie Banks Coal

Controlled by Kenneth M Pollock
Natalie, Columbia County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608136

Natalie Banks has $170 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
9
Years on record
1992–1999
Latest incident
Jun 1999
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
3
citations
0
significant & substantial
$170
proposed penalties
$170
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
29
inspections on record
384
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: 384 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Natalie Banks has $170 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.
$170
proposed penalties
$170
current assessed
$170
paid to date
$0
outstanding
3 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-01-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Natalie Banks shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.21 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 31 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.
0.21
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.17
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
31
samples
Most recent sample: 2004-05-13.
Noise
0%
over PEL
29
samples
Most recent sample: 2004-01-21.
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
2003 Q4 12,331 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 12,240 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 12,057 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 11,670 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 10,461 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 9,250 1 0 108.1
2002 Q2 4,865 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 9,611 0 0 0.0
Show 8 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q4 12,215 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 14,738 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 13,076 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 14,119 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 14,407 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 14,527 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 14,179 1 0 70.5
2000 Q1 13,526 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1999 · 1 incident

June 21, 1999 PA · Coal FIRE
Susquehanna-Mt Carmel Inc · Accident type, without injuries

EE WAS PREPARING MACHINE OT WELD ON SIDE FRAME USING AIR ARK MACHINE. DOZER-KOMATSU 475-A CAUGHT FIRE. BURNED ENGINE AND CAB COMPARTMENT EXTENSIONS CAUSE, REASON FOR FIRE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME MACHINE NOT REPAIRABLE.

1994 · 1 incident

March 3, 1994 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Susquehanna-Mt Carmel Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR WAS GETTING OFF LOADER STEPS. WHEN HIS FEET HIT THE GROUND HE SLIPPED AND GRABBED. THE HANDRAIL PULLING A LIGAMENT IN HIS LEFT ARM.

1993 · 5 incidents

September 10, 1993 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Susquehanna-Mt Carmel Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING BAG OF CEMENT. HE WAS HELPING TO CEMENT GARAGE FLOOR.

September 1, 1993 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Susquehanna-Mt Carmel Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE HAULING ASH WITH D350 TRUCK HIT A BUMP IN HAUL ROAD.

May 3, 1993 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Susquehanna-Mt Carmel Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR WAS DRIVING CAT TRUCK HIT BOUNCE IN ROAD.

April 30, 1993 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Susquehanna-Mt Carmel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING INJECTOR ON 8240 TEREX ENGINE. SLIDE HAMMER TOOL SLIPPED OFF, STRUCK FOREHEAD.

February 23, 1993 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Susquehanna-Mt Carmel Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR WAS IN FRONT END LOADER OPERATING IN REVERSE RAN OVER A LARGE ROCK CAUSING OPERATOR TO TWIST IN SEAT.

1992 · 2 incidents

April 13, 1992 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner FIRE
Susquehanna-Mt Carmel Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

OIL FIRE UNDER MACHINE,FACIAL BURNS AND HAND BURNS.

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The full compliance file on Natalie Banks

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.