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NO 1 STRIP: 142 MSHA citations Coal

COBRA MINING, INC. · Surface
Controlled by Jason A Kitzmiller
Lonaconing, Allegany County, MD  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1800391

NO 1 STRIP has $28K 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
7
Years on record
1987–2019
Latest incident
Feb 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
142
citations
63
significant & substantial
$28,411
proposed penalties
$28,411
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See COBRA MINING, INC.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
88
inspections on record
2,660
inspection hours
5.3
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.
142 citations across 2,660 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

NO 1 STRIP has $28K 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.
$28K
proposed penalties
$28K
current assessed
$28K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
142 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-01.
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.
44.4%
significant & substantial
2.1%
high negligence or reckless
45.8%
reasonably likely or greater
12.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 39.4% low, 58.5% moderate, 2.1% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at NO 1 STRIP shows 99% of 376 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: 2026-07-21
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
376
samples
3.52
dust max (mg/m3)
1
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.
308 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 68 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR97
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER85
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE48

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2026-05-13
9.5
silica avg (%)
21
samples
52.5
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR11
  • CLEANING PLANT OPERATOR8
  • CRUSHER ATTENDANT1
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

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.

Last sampled: 2025-10-29
5%
over PEL
180
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER42
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR31
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR30
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2026 100% 8
2025 100% 19
2024 100% 11
2023 100% 13
2022 100% 16
2021 100% 21
2020 100% 9
2019 100% 3
2018 100% 37
2017 96% 25
2016 100% 25
2015 94% 34
2014 100% 20
2013 100% 19
2012 100% 23
2011 100% 10
2010 100% 12
2009 100% 11
2008 88% 8
2004 100% 4
2003 100% 13
2002 100% 8
2001 100% 6
2000 100% 21
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2026 13.8 1
2025 1
2024 1
2023 7.4 2
2022 0.7 1
2021 21.3 2
2018 32.2 2
2017 5.5 3
2016 3.9 1
2015 4.7 1
2001 0.5 1
2000 3.4 5
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2025 0% 7
2024 25% 4
2023 0% 5
2022 0% 11
2021 0% 13
2020 0% 6
2019 0% 3
2018 0% 21
2017 0% 20
2016 0% 10
2015 0% 14
2014 0% 5
2013 0% 8
2012 11% 9
2011 0% 4
2010 0% 13
2009 0% 5
2008 0% 3
2003 0% 4
2002 0% 4
2001 83% 6
2000 40% 5
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

NO 1 STRIP recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2023.

Injury rate, 2023
ⓘ 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
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.17 and the all-US-mining average was 2.10 cases per 100 workers.
In Maryland, coal mining averaged 2.42 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
2023 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2022 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2021 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2018 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2017 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2016 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2015 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2014 * 0.00 0.00 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.
Ownership history
  1. Buffalo Coal Company Inc 1950 to 2001
  2. Buffalo Coal Company Inc 2001 to 2007
  3. Beechwood Coal LLC 2007 to 2021
  4. Heritage Coal & Natural Resources, LLC 2021 to 2025
  5. Cobra Mining, Inc. 2025 to present
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)
2026 8 22,440
2025 2
2024 8
2023 10 29,632
2022 14 77,069
2021 14 116,170
2020 8 35,448
2019 8 48,363
2018 13 89,099
2017 10 61,792
2016 11 75,925
2015 9 60,243
2014 13 93,730
2013 15 85,470
2012 18 167,607
2011 18 280,676
2010 10 31,884
2009 8 17,392
2008 7 61,516
2006 3
2005 2
2004 3
2003 3
2002 3
2001 1
2000 10 56,651
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

NO 1 STRIP sits in Allegany County, Maryland, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Allegany County, Maryland · Population 67,762
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$57,393
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
2026 Q2 4,896 1 0 204.2
2026 Q1 4,032 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 2,614 1 0 382.6
2024 Q4 4,484 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4,453 1 0 224.6
2024 Q2 5,331 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,641 2 0 430.9
Show 89 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 7,204 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 5,039 7 2 1389.2
2023 Q2 5,627 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 5,312 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 6,981 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 7,126 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 8,212 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 8,414 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 9,702 2 2 206.1
2021 Q3 7,744 3 2 387.4
2021 Q2 7,757 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 5,642 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 5,320 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 4,194 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 5,157 1 1 193.9
2020 Q1 4,614 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 3,754 1 1 266.4
2019 Q3 3,877 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,743 1 1 210.8
2019 Q1 6,307 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 6,860 4 0 583.1
2018 Q3 8,145 5 0 613.9
2018 Q2 7,025 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 8,278 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 7,308 1 0 136.8
2017 Q3 6,378 3 2 470.4
2017 Q2 5,665 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 4,374 1 1 228.6
2016 Q4 6,624 1 0 151.0
2016 Q3 7,568 5 4 660.7
2016 Q2 5,828 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 6,597 2 0 303.2
2015 Q4 6,190 2 2 323.1
2015 Q3 4,941 1 1 202.4
2015 Q2 4,980 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 4,559 1 0 219.3
2014 Q4 7,759 1 0 128.9
2014 Q3 7,679 3 1 390.7
2014 Q2 8,507 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 7,455 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 9,187 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 8,448 2 0 236.7
2013 Q2 9,118 1 0 109.7
2013 Q1 8,557 2 1 233.7
2012 Q4 8,549 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 11,278 6 6 532.0
2012 Q2 11,065 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 10,770 4 3 371.4
2011 Q4 13,296 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 12,688 7 2 551.7
2011 Q2 7,233 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 10,479 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 6,984 10 6 1431.8
2010 Q3 8,018 1 0 124.7
2010 Q2 5,333 4 4 750.0
2010 Q1 4,530 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 3,771 4 1 1060.7
2009 Q3 4,340 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 4,533 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 3,712 2 0 538.8
2008 Q4 5,816 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 5,344 2 2 374.3
2008 Q2 3,972 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,852 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,130 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,286 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,567 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,504 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,524 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,338 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,797 5 1 2782.4
2004 Q2 2,029 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,083 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,910 1 0 523.6
2003 Q3 1,390 3 2 2158.3
2003 Q2 1,582 1 1 632.1
2003 Q1 2,183 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,882 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,043 1 0 489.5
2002 Q2 1,790 3 3 1676.0
2002 Q1 1,384 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 1,200 12 2 10000.0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 5,280 2 1 378.8
2000 Q3 5,500 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 5,610 1 0 178.3
2000 Q1 3,150 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2019 · 1 incident

February 8, 2019 MD · Coal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator OTHER
Beechwood Coal LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was entering Dill 112. It was extremely windy causing door to slam on employee's hand. Fractured right middle finger and laceration requiring 2 stitches.

1999 · 1 incident

1994 · 1 incident

May 17, 1994 MD · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

CLIMBING OUT OF A TANK AND STEPPED DOWN ON A BOARD WHICH FLEW UP AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE.

1993 · 1 incident

September 14, 1993 MD · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

SETTING DOWN A 50 LB BAG & FELT SOMETHING GIVE IN HIS BACK.

1992 · 1 incident

March 20, 1992 MD · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CARRYING AN OIL CAR UP THE LADDER OF HIS LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND APPARENTLY PULLED A GROIN MUSCLE.

1988 · 1 incident

1987 · 1 incident

June 15, 1987 MD · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

BELLY PAN OF A 922 WAS BEING HELD IN PLACE WITH A CHAIN WHEN LAST BOLT WAS REMOVED PAN SLIPPED AND PINNED FOOT OF MECHANIC BETWEEN GROUND AND ON ARIR WRRENCH