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: 869 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Packer Stripping has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$168
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
36 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-10-29.
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.
MSHA sampling at Packer Stripping shows 100% of 49 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: 2009-10-26, 16 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
49
samples
0.50
dust max (mg/m3)
33 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 16 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
CRANE OPER/DRAGLINE OPERATOR25
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER16
BULLDOZER OPERATOR3
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)
2010
1
1,526
2009
1
5,899
2008
2
4,065
2007
2
5,936
2006
1
6,544
2005
2
21,089
2004
2
24,696
2003
2
12,304
2002
1
294
2001
2
17,099
2000
2
11,453
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Packer Stripping sits in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.1% 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.
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania · Population 143,259
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$66,901
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
2010 Q3
160
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
160
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
320
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
300
1
0
3333.3
2009 Q3
200
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
200
2
0
10000.0
2009 Q1
0
0
0
2008 Q4
160
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2008 Q3
120
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
100
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
520
1
0
1923.1
2007 Q4
600
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
1,840
5
2
2717.4
2007 Q2
560
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
0
0
0
2006 Q4
0
0
0
2006 Q3
694
3
3
4322.8
2006 Q2
0
0
0
2006 Q1
1,248
2
0
1602.6
2005 Q4
1,248
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
1,120
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
1,170
1
0
854.7
2005 Q1
1,755
2
0
1139.6
2004 Q4
945
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
954
2
0
2096.4
2004 Q2
950
1
1
1052.6
2004 Q1
960
2
0
2083.3
2003 Q4
948
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
520
1
0
1923.1
2003 Q1
80
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
100
2
0
20000.0
2002 Q3
0
0
0
2002 Q2
0
2
1
2001 Q4
960
1
0
1041.7
2001 Q3
1,450
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
960
1
1
1041.7
2001 Q1
960
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
1,120
5
1
4464.3
2000 Q3
860
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
640
2
0
3125.0
2000 Q1
320
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
1985 · 3 incidents
December 20, 1985PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
WINCH TRUCK LOWERING A PIECE OF 10" PIPE - WHEN PIPE HIT GROUND PIPE STARTED TO ROL AND EMPLOYEE PUT RIGHT AGAINST IT TO STOP IT FROM ROLLING. PIPE ROLLED ONTO HIS FOOT - FRACTURE OF RIGHT L LEG ABOVE ANKLE.