Queenstown Plant: 6 MSHA citations
Coal
East Brady,
Armstrong County,
PA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3606771
Queenstown Plant has $544 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
- 8
- Years on record
- 1991–1997
- Latest incident
- Jul 1997
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1
significant & substantial
88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $65 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 51 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Queenstown Plant has $544 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
6 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $140 in penalties contested before the Commission, $75 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-06-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
16.7%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
33.3%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 33.3% low, 66.7% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Contested penalties
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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 |
| PENN20000198 |
Settlement |
Feldman |
2000 |
$140 → $75 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Queenstown Plant shows 100% of 6 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
Health sampling
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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
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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: 2000-06-05, 26 years ago
6 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER2
- REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE2
- TIPPLE OPERATOR2
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2000-01-06, 26 years ago
Noise
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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: 2000-06-05, 26 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER1
- REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE1
- TIPPLE OPERATOR1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year |
Employees |
| 2001 |
1 |
| 2000 |
4 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Queenstown Plant sits in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania · Population 65,069
2.2%
Mining share of county employment
$64,295
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
| 2001 Q2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2001 Q1 |
458 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 |
1,347 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 |
2,599 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 |
2,768 |
4 |
0 |
1445.1 |
| 2000 Q1 |
2,948 |
2 |
1 |
678.4 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file
1997 · 2 incidents
July 26, 1997
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Queenstown Processing Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE MAN AND A HELPER WERE TRYING TO REMOVE A BEARING FROM A SHAFT. THE MAN WAS HOLDING THE SHAFT AND THE HELPER WAS HITTING THE BEARING WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. THE SLEDGE BOUNCED OFF THE BEARING AND HIT THE MAN ON THE RIGHT WRIST.
January 2, 1997
PA · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Queenstown Processing Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS REMOVING A SCREEN DECK WITH A SET OF COME-A-LONGS. THE COME-A-LONGS SLIPPED, AND THE DEKC HIT TH EMAN ON THE RIGHT SHIN.
1996 · 2 incidents
October 24, 1996
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Queenstown Processing Inc · Struck by falling object
THE MAN WAS HELPING WITH REPAIRS TO THE DEISTER TABLES. HE WAS UNDOOR THE TABLES, WHEN A CLUMP OF WET COAL FINES AND RUST FELL STRIKING HIM IN THE FACE.
October 16, 1996
PA · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
MACHINERY
Queenstown Processing Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
THE EE WAS INSPECTING A PUMP THAT WAS PLUGGED UPTHE EE SHUTOFF THE PUMP. THE WATER IN THE PUMP BECAME VERYHOT, FROM BEING CIRCULATED IN THE PUMP AND NOT BEING DISCHARGED. EE DISCONNECTED THE DISHCARGE LINE & PULLED IT OFF. THE PUMP PRESSURE HAD BUILT UP IN THE HOSE & PUMP, IT SPRAY OUT ON HIS RIGHT HAND AND ARM BURNING HIM
1994 · 1 incident
October 13, 1994
PA · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Queenstown Processing Inc · Struck by falling object
THE MAN AND HIS HELPER WERE LIFTING A SCREEN DECK, THE CHAIN HOLDING HTE DECK SLIPPED. THE DECK FELL STRIKING THE MAN. ON THE BACK AND SHOULDER.
1993 · 1 incident
October 29, 1993
PA · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Queenstown Processing Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MAN WAS UNHOOKING A CHAIN FROM THE BOX THAT HE SAT ON WITH THE HILIFT. SEVERAL SMALL PLASTIC CONES ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BOX COLLAPSED & BOX SHIFTED SIDEWAYS & PINCHED HIS RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN THE BOX & THE GROUND.
1991 · 2 incidents
December 26, 1991
PA · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Queenstown Processing Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
THE MAN WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER OF THE HI LIFT FJRONT END LOADER. UPON REACHING THE GROUND THE MAN PLACED HIS FOOT IN A RUT IN THE GROUND. THIS CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS RIGHT ANKLE AND STR IKE HIS HEAD ON THE GROUND AFTER HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF.
January 4, 1991
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Queenstown Processing Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
INJURED MAN ALONG WITH FELLOW EE WAS PULLING A WELDING CART OVER FROZEN AND VERY ROUGH GROUND WHEN THE INJURED MAN FELT A PAIN IN LOWER LEFT BACK.