River Hill Tipple has $464K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 59 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2001–2014
Latest incident
May 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
311
citations
160
significant & substantial
$464,078
proposed penalties
$232,554
paid to date
50% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $231,524 gap.
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.
311 citations across 3,037 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
River Hill Tipple has $464K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 59 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.
$464K
proposed penalties
$233K
current assessed
$233K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
301 assessments are final orders; 59 contested dockets.
Of $487K in penalties contested before the Commission, $212K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-05-31.
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.
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.
127citations taken to the federal commission · 41% of citations on record
Settled
118 · 93%
Stood as issued
2 · 2%
Vacated or withdrawn
7 · 6%
71%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 122 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
57%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$486K proposed, $211K 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 2016-10-25.
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.
MSHA sampling at River Hill Tipple shows 75% of 385 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: 2016-02-09, 10 years ago
75%
within 1.5 mg/m3
385
samples
8.58
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.
137 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 248 by the operator.
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.
River Hill Tipple recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2012.
Injury rate, 2012
ⓘ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
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.74 and the all-US-mining average was 2.96 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 4.43 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
2012 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2011 *
6.21
6.21
0.000
2010 *
6.03
0.00
0.000
2009 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2008 *
24.32
12.16
0.000
2007 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2006 *
6.35
6.35
0.000
2005 *
7.38
7.38
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2019
0
2018
1
2017
1
2016
1
2015
3
2014
4
2013
8
2012
16
2011
16
2010
17
2009
15
2008
15
2007
18
2006
15
2005
14
2004
10
2003
11
2002
12
2001
13
2000
9
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
River Hill Tipple sits in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.3% 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.
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania · Population 78,902
1.3%
Mining share of county employment
$60,181
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 Q3
0
0
0
2019 Q2
0
0
0
2019 Q1
0
0
0
2018 Q4
16
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
15
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
132
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
0
0
0
2017 Q4
36
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2017 Q3
35
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
35
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
0
0
0
2016 Q4
48
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
48
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
342
3
2
8771.9
2016 Q1
365
6
2
16438.4
2015 Q4
348
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
1,274
8
1
6279.4
2015 Q2
1,502
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
1,655
6
5
3625.4
2014 Q4
1,378
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
1,593
17
10
10671.7
2014 Q2
1,325
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
1,669
1
0
599.2
2013 Q4
1,411
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
1,595
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
3,130
4
1
1278.0
2013 Q1
5,394
1
0
185.4
2012 Q4
6,349
4
1
630.0
2012 Q3
8,287
18
8
2172.1
2012 Q2
8,611
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
7,371
10
2
1356.7
2011 Q4
6,930
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
8,555
16
7
1870.3
2011 Q2
8,890
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
7,819
2
1
255.8
2010 Q4
8,325
10
3
1201.2
2010 Q3
9,789
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
7,406
4
0
540.1
2010 Q1
7,621
4
2
524.9
2009 Q4
6,498
5
1
769.5
2009 Q3
5,080
18
12
3543.3
2009 Q2
5,539
1
0
180.5
2009 Q1
8,548
11
6
1286.9
2008 Q4
7,812
11
5
1408.1
2008 Q3
7,927
3
1
378.5
2008 Q2
8,099
7
5
864.3
2008 Q1
9,052
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
11,365
25
13
2199.7
2007 Q3
8,333
9
4
1080.0
2007 Q2
10,054
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
7,452
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
9,694
6
6
618.9
2006 Q3
7,232
10
8
1382.7
2006 Q2
7,722
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
6,856
5
3
729.3
2005 Q4
7,473
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
7,461
14
6
1876.4
2005 Q2
6,538
8
4
1223.6
2005 Q1
5,635
6
2
1064.8
2004 Q4
5,160
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
4,814
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
5,132
2
1
389.7
2004 Q1
6,408
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
5,271
1
1
189.7
2003 Q3
4,755
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
5,819
1
1
171.9
2003 Q1
5,683
1
1
176.0
2002 Q4
6,002
4
2
666.4
2002 Q3
5,780
4
3
692.0
2002 Q2
5,771
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
5,927
5
3
843.6
2001 Q4
6,559
1
1
152.5
2001 Q3
6,520
5
5
766.9
2001 Q2
6,098
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
5,735
7
3
1220.6
2000 Q4
3,766
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
3,762
8
4
2126.5
2000 Q2
3,939
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
4,583
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
12 on file
2014 · 1 incident
May 7, 2014PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee stepped off ladder of truck right knee buckled when foot hit the ground. He continued to work with no lost time until 9/10/08 when he went in for an operation.
February 18, 2008PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS