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Petersburg Mine: 368 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by W Thomas Mackall
Petersburg, OH, Mahoning County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3304458

Petersburg Mine has $132K in proposed MSHA penalties and $200 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2017
Latest incident
Nov 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
368
citations
102
significant & substantial
$132,108
proposed penalties
$129,939
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,169 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See East Fairfield Coal Co. - Limestone Division's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
119
inspections on record
3,023
inspection hours
12.2
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.
368 citations across 3,023 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘ A Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
5
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2018-12-03.
On record since 2011.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.

Petersburg Mine has $132K in proposed MSHA penalties and $200 outstanding across 3 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.
$132K
proposed penalties
$130K
current assessed
$130K
paid to date
$200
outstanding
360 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $6K in penalties contested before the Commission, $4K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-05-09.
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.
28.3%
significant & substantial
8.6%
high negligence or reckless
28.3%
reasonably likely or greater
50.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 27.5% low, 63.9% moderate, 8.6% high, 0.0% reckless.
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.
19 citations taken to the federal commission · 5% of citations on record
  • Settled 17 · 89%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 2 · 11%
56%
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 16 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
38%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$6K proposed, $4K 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 2016-07-19.
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
LAKE 2011-994 Settlement Paez 2012 $4K → $2K
LAKE 2016-0378 Settlement Lesnick 2016 $2K → $2K
LAKE 2014-0371 Withdrawal Andrews 2014 $150 → $0
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
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.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2018-12-06, 7 years ago
28%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
100
samples
88
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • TC as EC @ 3501914 over
  • TCarbon @ 3501914 over
  • Diesel particulate (total carbon)275 over
  • Diesel Particulate Material33 over
Show the individual readings (100)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2008-11-25 TC @ 160 161 160 1.01 Scaling (mechanical)
2008-10-15 TC as EC @ 350 504.67 350 1.44 Cleanup Man
2008-10-15 TC @ 160 320 160 2.00 Scaling (mechanical)
2008-10-15 TCarbon @ 350 492.65 350 1.41 Cleanup Man
2008-10-15 EC @ 160 252 160 1.58 Scaling (mechanical)
2008-08-27 TC as EC @ 350 351 350 1.00 Blaster, Powder Gang
2008-08-27 TC as EC @ 350 479 350 1.37 Cleanup Man
2008-08-27 EC @ 160 250 160 1.56 Scaling (mechanical)
2008-08-27 TC @ 160 334 160 2.09 Scaling (mechanical)
2008-08-27 TCarbon @ 350 355 350 1.01 Blaster, Powder Gang
2008-08-27 TCarbon @ 350 489 350 1.40 Cleanup Man
2008-08-06 TCarbon @ 350 460.13 350 1.31 Blaster, Powder Gang
2008-08-06 TCarbon @ 350 403.97 350 1.15 Cleanup Man
2008-08-06 TC as EC @ 350 393.23 350 1.12 Blaster, Powder Gang
2008-08-06 TC @ 160 356 160 2.23 Scaling (mechanical)
2008-08-06 TC as EC @ 350 415.01 350 1.19 Cleanup Man
2008-08-06 EC @ 160 267 160 1.67 Scaling (mechanical)
2008-06-18 TCarbon @ 350 516.29 350 1.48 Cleanup Man
2008-06-18 TC as EC @ 350 516.2 350 1.47 Cleanup Man
2008-06-18 TCarbon @ 350 706.46 350 2.02 Blaster, Powder Gang
2008-06-18 TCarbon @ 350 746.85 350 2.13 Blaster, Powder Gang
2008-06-18 EC @ 160 725 160 4.53 Scaling (mechanical)
2008-06-18 TC as EC @ 350 787.74 350 2.25 Blaster, Powder Gang
2008-06-18 TC as EC @ 350 726.26 350 2.08 Blaster, Powder Gang
2008-06-18 TC @ 160 844 160 5.28 Scaling (mechanical)
2008-04-23 TC as EC @ 350 708.33 350 2.02 Blaster, Powder Gang
2008-04-23 TC as EC @ 350 728.82 350 2.08 Blaster, Powder Gang
2008-04-23 TCarbon @ 350 801.04 350 2.29 Blaster, Powder Gang
2008-04-23 TC as EC @ 350 929.92 350 2.66 Cleanup Man
2008-04-23 TCarbon @ 350 738.97 350 2.11 Roof Bolter, Rock
2008-04-23 TC as EC @ 350 676.31 350 1.93 Roof Bolter, Rock
2008-04-23 TCarbon @ 350 620.74 350 1.77 Drill Operator, Jumbo Perc.
2008-04-23 TCarbon @ 350 1029.63 350 2.94 Cleanup Man
2008-04-23 TC as EC @ 350 543.09 350 1.55 Drill Operator, Jumbo Perc.
2008-04-23 TCarbon @ 350 804 350 2.30 Blaster, Powder Gang
2007-01-30 TCarbon @ 350 639.26 350 1.83 Blaster, Powder Gang
2007-01-30 TC as EC @ 350 575.88 350 1.65 Blaster, Powder Gang
2006-10-25 Diesel Particulate Material 533.44 308 1.73 Blaster, Powder Gang
2006-07-12 Diesel Particulate Material 707.54 308 2.30 Blaster, Powder Gang
2006-05-24 Diesel Particulate Material 423.97 308 1.38 Blaster, Powder Gang
2005-03-02 Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon. 434.48 400 1.09 Blaster, Powder Gang
2004-12-16 Total Carbon,TC 590.49 400 1.48 Blaster, Powder Gang
2004-12-16 Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon. 519.01 400 1.30 Blaster, Powder Gang
2002-06-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 2.28 1.58 1.44 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-12-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer Operator
2018-12-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2018-12-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2018-12-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2016-01-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.38 2.04 0.19 Front-end Loader Operator
2016-01-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 1.41 0.11 Front-end Loader Operator
2015-11-09 TC from EC @ 160 0 160 0.00 Blaster, Powder Gang
2015-11-09 TC from EC @ 160 0 160 0.00 Roof Bolter, Mounted
2015-11-09 EC @ 160 111 160 0.69 Blaster, Powder Gang
2015-11-09 TC @ 160 90 160 0.56 Roof Bolter, Mounted
2015-11-09 TC @ 160 138 160 0.86 Blaster, Powder Gang
2015-11-09 EC @ 160 60 160 0.38 Roof Bolter, Mounted
2015-08-04 TC from EC @ 160 0 160 0.00 Scaling (mechanical)
2015-08-04 EC @ 160 19 160 0.12 Scaling (mechanical)
2015-08-04 TC from EC @ 160 0 160 0.00 Blaster, Powder Gang
2015-08-04 TC @ 160 25 160 0.16 Utility Man
2015-08-04 EC @ 160 21 160 0.13 Utility Man
2015-08-04 TC @ 160 62 160 0.39 Scaling (mechanical)
2015-08-04 EC @ 160 28 160 0.18 Roof Bolter, Mounted
2015-08-04 TC @ 160 40 160 0.25 Roof Bolter, Mounted
2015-08-04 TC from EC @ 160 0 160 0.00 Utility Man
2015-08-04 EC @ 160 83 160 0.52 Blaster, Powder Gang
2015-08-04 TC @ 160 115 160 0.72 Blaster, Powder Gang
2015-08-04 TC from EC @ 160 0 160 0.00 Roof Bolter, Mounted
2014-02-05 TC @ 160 5 160 0.03 Mechanic
2014-02-05 EC @ 160 2 160 0.01 Mechanic
2014-02-05 TC @ 160 4 160 0.03 Supervisor, Co. Official
2014-02-05 TC from EC @ 160 0 160 0.00 Mechanic
2014-02-05 TC from EC @ 160 0 160 0.00 Supervisor, Co. Official
2014-02-05 EC @ 160 2 160 0.01 Supervisor, Co. Official
2013-04-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Drill Operator, Rotary Air
2013-04-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Drill Helper
2013-01-15 Lead fumes 0 450 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-15 Copper fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-15 Molybdenum fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-15 Magnesium oxide fumes 0.12 20 0.01 Welder, etc.
2013-01-15 Cobalt fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-15 Iron oxide fumes 0.06 10 0.01 Welder, etc.
2013-01-15 Nickel fumes 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-15 Copper fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-15 Manganese fumes 0.1 5 0.02 Welder, etc.
2013-01-15 Magnesium oxide fumes 0.1 20 0.01 Welder, etc.
2013-01-15 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-15 Manganese fumes 0.11 5 0.02 Welder, etc.
2013-01-15 Iron oxide fumes 0.7 20 0.04 Welder, etc.
2013-01-15 Chromium, insoluble 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-15 Lead fumes 0 150 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-15 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-15 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-15 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-15 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-15 Lead fumes 0 450 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-15 Chromium, insoluble 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-15 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-15 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-15 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
Showing 100 of 290 laboratory readings: every over-limit reading, then the most recent. MSHA reads one air sample several times, so readings outnumber the samples counted above. The full set is in MSHA's Personal Health Samples file.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.

Petersburg Mine 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
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 metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.94 and the all-US-mining average was 2.32 cases per 100 workers.
In Ohio, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.26 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
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
2013 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2012 * 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. East Fairfield Coal Co. - Limestone Division 2000 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2019 21
2018 35
2017 33
2016 33
2015 31
2014 27
2013 27
2012 30
2011 19
2010 4
2009 3
2008 12
2007 16
2006 17
2005 15
2004 12
2003 12
2002 11
2001 7
2000 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Petersburg Mine sits in Mahoning County, Ohio, 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.
Mahoning County, Ohio · Population 227,063
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$55,576
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
2019 Q4 3,473 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 11,029 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 18,667 3 1 160.7
2019 Q1 16,712 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 22,962 10 2 435.5
2018 Q3 18,668 7 0 375.0
2018 Q2 22,350 19 7 850.1
2018 Q1 17,790 0 0 0.0
Show 71 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2017 Q4 22,398 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 19,559 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 22,172 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 11,348 4 0 352.5
2016 Q4 13,257 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 20,773 1 1 48.1
2016 Q2 23,484 10 4 425.8
2016 Q1 17,753 9 3 507.0
2015 Q4 20,937 6 1 286.6
2015 Q3 18,082 9 3 497.7
2015 Q2 16,402 6 2 365.8
2015 Q1 19,983 2 0 100.1
2014 Q4 19,983 2 1 100.1
2014 Q3 17,614 11 3 624.5
2014 Q2 16,999 5 1 294.1
2014 Q1 16,151 4 1 247.7
2013 Q4 16,019 3 1 187.3
2013 Q3 22,571 1 0 44.3
2013 Q2 17,146 3 0 175.0
2013 Q1 16,304 2 1 122.7
2012 Q4 16,431 4 2 243.4
2012 Q3 20,680 10 3 483.6
2012 Q2 17,313 8 0 462.1
2012 Q1 17,251 28 11 1623.1
2011 Q4 14,109 23 4 1630.2
2011 Q3 16,030 6 1 374.3
2011 Q2 12,625 64 15 5069.3
2011 Q1 722 1 0 1385.0
2010 Q4 992 8 1 8064.5
2010 Q3 1,196 1 0 836.1
2010 Q2 3,024 3 2 992.1
2010 Q1 3,273 2 2 611.1
2009 Q4 1,218 6 1 4926.1
2009 Q3 335 2 0 5970.1
2009 Q2 1,489 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 627 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 4,744 2 1 421.6
2008 Q3 9,933 7 5 704.7
2008 Q2 8,994 15 10 1667.8
2008 Q1 9,780 6 2 613.5
2007 Q4 9,459 1 0 105.7
2007 Q3 11,413 4 0 350.5
2007 Q2 10,262 3 2 292.3
2007 Q1 8,893 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 9,763 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 11,683 2 0 171.2
2006 Q2 12,436 2 1 160.8
2006 Q1 7,285 1 0 137.3
2005 Q4 8,876 1 0 112.7
2005 Q3 9,921 3 0 302.4
2005 Q2 10,835 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 7,251 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 9,467 1 1 105.6
2004 Q3 8,272 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 7,362 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 5,568 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 5,694 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 6,604 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 8,290 3 0 361.9
2003 Q1 7,782 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 7,139 2 0 280.2
2002 Q3 7,714 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 6,255 2 0 319.7
2002 Q1 5,700 5 1 877.2
2001 Q4 3,372 1 0 296.6
2001 Q3 5,546 3 0 540.9
2001 Q2 3,831 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,436 1 0 225.4
2000 Q4 2,903 5 1 1722.4
2000 Q3 2,635 5 2 1897.5
2000 Q2 1,320 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2017 · 2 incidents

November 14, 2017 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
East Fairfield Coal Co. - Limestone Division · Struck against a moving object

Hauler driver of semi-dump unit dumping limestone onto ground at processing plant. Semi-dump unit rolled onto its side.

April 3, 2017 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
East Fairfield Coal Co. - Limestone Division · Struck against a moving object

On road tractor trailer driver was dumping the limestone from the quarry at the processing plant and the tractor trailer rolled 90 deg. on its side.

2011 · 1 incident

October 7, 2011 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
East Fairfield Coal Co. - Limestone Division · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cleaning and lubricating brake pedal on IT24 Cat Loader when a piece of rust became lodged in his right eye.

2009 · 2 incidents

July 6, 2009 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
East Fairfield Coal Co. - Limestone Division · Fall from machine

Our company mechanic was doing some repairs on our Mechanical Scaler when he turned to dismount machine and lost his footing, falling 4 feet to the mine floor. The accident resulted in an emergency room visit where he received 9 stitches in his right ring finger and an xray to arm and shoulder, then released to restricted duty for 10 days.

2008 · 1 incident

April 8, 2008 OH · Metal/Non-Metal EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
East Fairfield Coal Co. - Limestone Division · Accident type, without injuries

The double boom drill was drilling a crosscut from 1E13 to 2E1, when the left drill steel came in contact with some undetected explosives in a bootleg. The charge detonated and damaged the stinger cylinder, knocked the hammer off the rail and shattered the front windshield.

2003 · 1 incident

October 27, 2003 OH · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
East Fairfield Coal Co. - Limestone Division · Struck against a moving object

THE SLINGER TRUCK WAS STUCK ON A RAMP AND WAS BEING PULLED OUT, WHEN THE MATERIAL SLID UNDER THE RIGHT SIDE REAR WHEELS CAUSING IT TO TIP OVER AND THE OPERATOR WAS TOSSED ACROSS THE CAB. THE O PERATOR RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR A CONTUSION AND CONCUSSION.

2000 · 1 incident