Mining Incidents

Reliance Bank: 14 MSHA citations Coal

Controlled by John W Rich Jr
Mt Carmel Twp., Northumberland County, PA  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 3608533

Reliance Bank has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2002
Latest incident
Aug 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
14
citations
4
significant & substantial
$1,377
proposed penalties
$1,377
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
45
inspections on record
645
inspection hours
n/a
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: 645 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Reliance Bank has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
14 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-05-22.
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.
28.6%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
28.6%
reasonably likely or greater
14.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 35.7% low, 64.3% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Reliance Bank shows 100% of 62 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: 2023-11-09
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
62
samples
1.12
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.
39 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 23 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR32
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER18
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR4

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2023-11-14
2.1
silica avg (%)
2
samples
2.5
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR2

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: 2023-11-02
7%
over PEL
27
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR9
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER9
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR3
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
2023 100% 11
2022 100% 9
2021 100% 7
2020 100% 9
2019 100% 3
2002 100% 11
2001 100% 5
2000 100% 7
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2023 0% 4
2022 0% 2
2021 0% 5
2020 0% 4
2019 0% 1
2002 0% 5
2000 33% 6
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Gilberton Coal Company 1995 to 1997
  2. Waste Management & Processors Inc 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 0
2025 0
2024 0
2023 4
2022 4
2021 4
2020 3
2011 0
2010 0
2009 0
2008 0
2007 0
2006 0
2005 0
2004 0
2003 1
2002 3
2001 2
2000 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Reliance Bank 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
2026 Q2 0 0 0
2026 Q1 0 0 0
2025 Q4 0 0 0
2025 Q3 0 0 0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
Show 64 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 319 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 1,098 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,643 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 2,189 2 1 913.7
2023 Q1 2,314 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,974 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,651 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,768 2 0 1131.2
2022 Q1 2,429 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 2,253 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,076 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,106 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,778 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,633 1 0 612.4
2020 Q3 1,767 1 0 565.9
2020 Q2 1,883 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 761 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 0 0 0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 0 0 0
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 0 0 0
2008 Q3 0 0 0
2008 Q2 0 0 0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 0 0 0
2007 Q2 0 0 0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q3 0 0 0
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 0 0 0
2005 Q2 16 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q3 0 0 0
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 0 0 0
2003 Q2 0 0 0
2003 Q1 399 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 757 2 1 2642.0
2002 Q3 1,460 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 574 1 0 1742.2
2002 Q1 1,659 1 0 602.8
2001 Q4 1,492 1 1 670.2
2001 Q3 715 1 1 1398.6
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 178 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 423 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,159 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,929 2 0 1036.8
2000 Q1 1,623 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2002 · 1 incident

August 15, 2002 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STEPPING UP ON A HAULPAK, HE TWISTED HIS KNEE ON STONES UNDER HIS FEET.