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Peach Mt. Strip: 41 MSHA citations Coal

Minersville, Schuylkill County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3605396

Peach Mt. Strip has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1991–2004
Latest incident
May 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
41
citations
15
significant & substantial
$9,277
proposed penalties
$9,116
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $161 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Reading Anthracite Co.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
59
inspections on record
1,442
inspection hours
2.8
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.
41 citations across 1,442 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Peach Mt. Strip has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$9K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
40 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $323 in penalties contested before the Commission, $162 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-03-01.
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.
37.5%
significant & substantial
10.0%
high negligence or reckless
37.5%
reasonably likely or greater
22.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 20.0% low, 70.0% moderate, 10.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
PENN 2004-159 Settlement Lesnick 2004 $323 → $162
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Peach Mt. Strip shows 100% of 51 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: 2015-06-29, 11 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
51
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.
51 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CRANE OPER/DRAGLINE OPERATOR19
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE10
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR6

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: 2015-06-25, 11 years ago
3%
over PEL
35
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • CRANE OPER/DRAGLINE OPERATOR13
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE8
  • STRIPPING SHOVEL OPERATOR6
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
2015 100% 2
2014 100% 1
2013 100% 6
2012 100% 3
2011 100% 9
2010 100% 6
2009 100% 1
2008 100% 2
2007 100% 7
2006 100% 5
2005 100% 4
2004 100% 5
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2015 0% 1
2014 0% 1
2013 0% 6
2012 0% 3
2011 7% 14
2010 0% 2
2007 0% 5
2006 0% 1
2005 0% 1
2004 0% 1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. C L S Coal Corp 1975 to 1995
  2. Continental Energy Associates Lp 1995 to 1998
  3. Schuylkill Reclamation Corp 1998 to 2004
  4. Reading Anthracite Co. 2004 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)
2022 0
2021 0
2020 0
2019 1
2018 0
2017 1
2016 1
2015 2 2,040
2014 1 5,358
2013 2 8,073
2012 9 8,284
2011 4 10,531
2010 4 10,959
2009 3 7,989
2008 3 20,610
2007 5 26,718
2006 8 2,847
2005 12 406
2004 6 287
2003 0
2002 0
2001 0
2000 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Peach Mt. Strip 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
2022 Q3 0 0 0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 3 2
2021 Q4 0 0 0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
Show 83 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 0 0 0
2019 Q3 0 0 0
2019 Q2 6 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 3 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 40 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 13 2 0 153846.2
2017 Q2 5 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 5 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q2 124 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 254 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 413 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 897 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 897 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 857 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,092 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 927 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,065 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,127 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,091 1 0 916.6
2013 Q3 1,350 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,443 1 0 693.0
2013 Q1 3,131 1 0 319.4
2012 Q4 3,352 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 5,031 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 5,131 2 0 389.8
2012 Q1 4,727 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 4,450 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 4,047 4 1 988.4
2011 Q2 1,912 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,896 2 0 690.6
2010 Q4 1,979 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,063 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,499 1 0 667.1
2010 Q1 1,917 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,587 5 4 3150.6
2009 Q3 1,860 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,818 2 1 1100.1
2009 Q1 2,696 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,385 3 0 1257.9
2008 Q3 2,165 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,700 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,904 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,867 1 0 258.6
2007 Q3 3,077 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,788 1 1 559.3
2007 Q1 2,166 4 2 1846.7
2006 Q4 2,700 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,304 1 0 434.0
2006 Q2 1,469 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 5,521 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 4,105 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,687 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 5,341 2 2 374.5
2005 Q1 5,271 2 1 379.4
2004 Q4 4,472 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,184 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,817 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 0 3 1
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 0 0 0
2003 Q2 0 0 0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 222 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 21 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 40 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 32 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 35 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2004 · 1 incident

May 14, 2004 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Reading Anthracite Co. · Struck by flying object

THIS EMP. & OTHERS WERE INSTALLING BOOM ON 285 DEMAG. GRINDING/WELDING/BURNING WAS TAKING PLACE - METAL SLIVER GOT INTO RT EYE.

1991 · 1 incident

May 24, 1991 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C L S Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DOZER D9 CAT.