The employee was helping to empty a water treatment sludge bag after it had been dewatered. EE was pulling open the bag with a pair of vice-grip pliers and the pliers slipped causing EE to fall backward onto the frozen ground. EE landed on the right side causing a contusion on EE's right elbow.
Robindale Energy - Armagh Coal
Robindale Energy Services
· Surface
Controlled by
Robindale Energy Services Inc
Seward,
Indiana County,
PA
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3609756
Robindale Energy - Armagh has $4K 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
- 2011–2018
- Latest incident
- Dec 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
14
citations
5
significant & substantial
$3,876
proposed penalties
$3,876
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2010
40
inspections on record
1,072
inspection hours
1.3
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.14 citations across 1,072 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Robindale Energy - Armagh has $4K 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.$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
13 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-07-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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MSHA sampling at Robindale Energy - Armagh shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.05 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 115 samples.
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.0.05
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.36
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
115
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-05-28.
Noise
0%
over PEL
52
samples
Most recent sample: 2025-12-29.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 980 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 1,322 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 1,814 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 2,201 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 744 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 1,314 | 1 | 0 | 761.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 1,557 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 2,536 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 1,692 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 2,167 | 1 | 1 | 461.5 |
| 2023 Q2 | 1,947 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 1,437 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 1,495 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 1,666 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 1,333 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 1,264 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 1,370 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 703 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 453 | 1 | 0 | 2207.5 |
| 2021 Q1 | 706 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 559 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 584 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 1,355 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 1,011 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 1,087 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 519 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 738 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 648 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 1,397 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 3,122 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 3,514 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 3,432 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 2,320 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 282 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 247 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 754 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 1,258 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 2,693 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 2,994 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 6,092 | 4 | 1 | 656.6 |
| 2011 Q2 | 8,724 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 11,093 | 3 | 1 | 270.4 |
| 2010 Q4 | 8,713 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 1,323 | 1 | 1 | 755.9 |
| 2010 Q2 | 8,081 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 8,356 | 3 | 1 | 359.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 6,822 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2018 · 1 incident
December 20, 2018
PA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Robindale Energy Services · Fall to the walkway or working surface
2011 · 1 incident
January 7, 2011
PA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Robindale Energy Services · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee slipped on ice covered with 3 inches of snow and twisted left knee.
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