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.
127 citations across 2,698 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No 1 Strip has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$19K
proposed penalties
$19K
current assessed
$19K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
126 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $1K in penalties contested before the Commission, $924 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-08-21.
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.
2citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
Settled
2 · 100%
100%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
37%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$1K proposed, $924 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2010-05-26.
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 No 1 Strip shows 100% of 284 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: 2022-03-31, 4 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
284
samples
2.09
dust max (mg/m3)
2
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.
219 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 65 by the operator.
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.
No 1 Strip recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2019.
Injury rate, 2019
ⓘ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
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.39 and the all-US-mining average was 2.32 cases per 100 workers.
In Maryland, coal mining averaged 4.70 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
2019 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2015 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2014 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2013 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2012 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2011 *
5.06
5.06
0.000
2010 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009 *
3.91
3.91
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
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2022
0
2021
3
2020
3
1,101
2019
14
11,994
2018
8
41,809
2017
10
32,911
2016
11
36,937
2015
13
64,712
2014
14
69,038
2013
16
77,916
2012
19
64,955
2011
22
98,625
2010
27
85,930
2009
29
66,552
2008
29
97,175
2007
27
74,566
2006
24
73,534
2005
22
64,138
2004
19
65,886
2003
20
75,381
2002
22
67,967
2001
23
69,699
2000
21
72,829
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
No 1 Strip sits in Garrett County, Maryland, where the Census mining category is 1.5% 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.
Garrett County, Maryland · Population 28,713
1.5%
Mining share of county employment
$69,031
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
2022 Q2
0
0
0
2022 Q1
0
0
0
2021 Q4
419
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
116
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
1,413
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
1,017
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
617
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
498
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2020 Q2
1,749
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
1,455
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
3,501
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
6,341
2
1
315.4
2019 Q2
7,506
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
6,890
3
2
435.4
2018 Q4
3,988
2
1
501.5
2018 Q3
3,655
3
1
820.8
2018 Q2
4,317
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
4,230
2
0
472.8
2017 Q4
4,545
6
1
1320.1
2017 Q3
3,805
1
1
262.8
2017 Q2
4,123
3
2
727.6
2017 Q1
4,314
2
2
463.6
2016 Q4
3,997
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
4,194
2
1
476.9
2016 Q2
4,874
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
5,491
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
5,394
2
1
370.8
2015 Q3
6,356
2
2
314.7
2015 Q2
6,184
1
0
161.7
2015 Q1
6,002
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
6,119
2
1
326.9
2014 Q3
7,380
3
2
406.5
2014 Q2
6,414
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
5,707
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
6,987
7
2
1001.9
2013 Q3
6,949
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
6,566
4
1
609.2
2013 Q1
6,945
2
1
288.0
2012 Q4
6,480
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
8,031
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
7,838
6
1
765.5
2012 Q1
8,117
4
3
492.8
2011 Q4
8,666
1
1
115.4
2011 Q3
9,451
5
2
529.0
2011 Q2
10,567
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
10,849
7
3
645.2
2010 Q4
10,698
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
11,209
9
3
802.9
2010 Q2
11,924
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
11,932
3
2
251.4
2009 Q4
11,833
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
12,501
5
3
400.0
2009 Q2
12,778
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
13,977
5
1
357.7
2008 Q4
15,202
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
15,032
9
5
598.7
2008 Q2
13,380
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
13,355
2
1
149.8
2007 Q4
13,142
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
12,773
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
12,816
3
3
234.1
2007 Q1
13,146
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
13,102
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
11,423
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
11,386
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
11,585
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
10,588
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
10,595
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
11,148
1
1
89.7
2005 Q1
11,085
1
0
90.2
2004 Q4
9,829
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
9,819
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
10,080
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
10,577
1
0
94.5
2003 Q4
12,098
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
9,370
4
0
426.9
2003 Q2
11,294
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
10,499
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
8,755
6
2
685.3
2002 Q3
8,063
1
0
124.0
2002 Q2
10,876
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
10,526
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
11,027
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
11,642
3
0
257.7
2001 Q2
11,582
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
10,582
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
10,828
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
10,064
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
9,701
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
10,136
1
0
98.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
10 on file
2016 · 2 incidents
July 12, 2016MD · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was climbing into loader at beginnning of shift. Went up the steps and stood on platform. Icy conditions on platform caused employee to slip and fall. Employee fell, but caught himself with his hands and pulled himself back up.
2009 · 1 incident
May 27, 2009MD · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was fueling the dozer at the end of his shift. When he was finished, he was attempting to step down from the dozer. He was holding onto the safety bars and going down backwards. When he put his feet on the ground and was still holding the bars, he heard a pop in his arm.
2008 · 2 incidents
December 19, 2008MD · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The coal truck driver, just finished loading his dump truck with a front end loader and was exiting the loader via the ladder when he slipped and fell onto the coal pile. He was not aware of any injury at that time. On Tuesday, January 6, 2009 he was taken to the emergency room and after evaluation and tests he underwent an emergency splenectomy.
November 19, 2008MD · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal truck stuck in mud.Loader brought down to help pull truck out of mud.Tow cable stuck on loader between tail light and body.EE dislodged tow cable from back of bumper,it flew back and hit employee in face, causing a laceration to forehead and dislodging front tooth.Accident occurred prior to tow cable being attached to truck.
1998 · 1 incident
September 16, 1998MD · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WHEN EE PUT THE PT0 IN GEAR TO BEGIN SPRAYING WATER, A HOLE BLEW IN THE SIDE OF THE NOZZEL ON THE WAND. THE WATER PRESSURE SPRAYING OUT THE SIDE OF THE NOZZEL MADE THE WAND SPIN. THE WAND SP UN SO FAST THAT IT CAME AROUND AND HIT EE A FEW TIMES BEFORE HE COULD GET AWAY FROM IT.
WHILE STACKING AUGERS ONTO A SLED, SOME AUGERS DISLODGED AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LEGS KNOCKING HIM DOWN AND BENT HIS LEFT LEG. HIS INJURY IS A BROKEN TIBIA IN HIS LOWER LEFT LEG.
1993 · 1 incident
January 9, 1993MD · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE COAL INSPECTING IT. THERE WAS A PATCH OF ICE WHERE SNOW HAD MELTED. HE STEPPED ON THE ICE WITHOUG REALIZING IT. HE SLIPPED, FELL AND BROKE HIS ANKLE.