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: 958 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No 1 Stripping has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $8K 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$400
paid to date
$8K
outstanding
25 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $5K in penalties contested before the Commission, $5K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-11-20.
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.
4citations taken to the federal commission · 15% of citations on record
Stood as issued
4 · 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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$5K proposed, $5K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2009-06-04.
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 No 1 Stripping shows 100% of 42 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: 2020-09-24, 5 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
42
samples
0.33
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.
42 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
BACKHOE OPERATOR13
REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE12
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER10
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
1
510
2019
3
6,630
2018
3
5,636
2017
4
5,994
2016
5
6,260
2015
5
10,681
2014
5
6,109
2011
0
2010
2
2009
3
2008
1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
No 1 Stripping sits in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania · Population 90,925
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$57,948
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
2020 Q4
0
0
0
2020 Q2
0
0
0
2020 Q1
250
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
500
1
0
2000.0
2019 Q3
400
1
0
2500.0
2019 Q2
300
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
400
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
400
1
0
2500.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2018 Q3
400
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
250
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
450
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
450
1
0
2222.2
2017 Q3
250
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
400
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
400
1
1
2500.0
2016 Q4
475
2
0
4210.5
2016 Q3
420
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
320
1
0
3125.0
2016 Q1
475
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
540
1
0
1851.9
2015 Q3
500
1
0
2000.0
2015 Q2
500
2
0
4000.0
2015 Q1
420
1
0
2381.0
2014 Q4
480
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
525
2
1
3809.5
2014 Q2
480
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
420
3
1
7142.9
2011 Q1
0
0
0
2010 Q4
20
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
15
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
50
2
0
40000.0
2010 Q1
30
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
30
1
0
33333.3
2009 Q3
120
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
30
1
0
33333.3
2009 Q1
60
5
2
83333.3
2008 Q4
60
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2014 · 1 incident
February 6, 2014PA · Coalrotary bucket excavator operatorMACHINERY