Rochester Mills Strip Mine has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $820 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1989–2002
Latest incident
Aug 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
24
citations
9
significant & substantial
$3,092
proposed penalties
$2,272
paid to date
73% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $820 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.
Rate withheld: 995 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Rochester Mills Strip Mine has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $820 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$820
outstanding
24 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-05-14.
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.
MSHA sampling at Rochester Mills Strip Mine shows 99% of 90 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: 2019-12-27, 6 years ago
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
90
samples
1.74
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.
72 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 18 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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2020
1
3,434
2019
1
8,582
2018
1
16,426
2017
1
17,772
2016
1
6,053
2011
1
233
2010
1
2009
8
23,349
2008
8
48,774
2007
6
34,700
2006
4
13,396
2005
6
36,756
2004
6
45,083
2003
3
21,204
2002
6
43,288
2001
7
61,864
2000
5
39,779
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Rochester Mills Strip Mine sits in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.4% 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.
Indiana County, Pennsylvania · Population 83,213
2.4%
Mining share of county employment
$58,739
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
2020 Q2
0
1
0
2020 Q1
35
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
37
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
13
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
10
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
35
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
17
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
35
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2018 Q2
37
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
78
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
39
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
53
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
65
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
23
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
58
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
3
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
302
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
0
0
0
2010 Q4
0
0
0
2010 Q3
909
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
358
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
0
0
0
2009 Q4
2,110
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
2,513
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
5,176
2
0
386.4
2009 Q1
4,830
2
1
414.1
2008 Q4
6,073
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
4,812
5
3
1039.1
2008 Q2
4,956
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
3,210
1
1
311.5
2007 Q4
2,709
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
3,375
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
3,117
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
2,371
1
0
421.8
2006 Q4
1,068
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
1,879
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
958
1
0
1043.8
2006 Q1
2,262
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
3,552
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
3,649
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
3,755
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
3,933
3
2
762.8
2004 Q4
3,606
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
3,829
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
2,702
2
0
740.2
2004 Q1
2,219
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
1,793
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
1,461
1
0
684.5
2003 Q2
1,519
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
1,070
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
1,990
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
3,231
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
4,212
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
4,001
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
3,866
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
4,573
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
3,933
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
3,536
1
0
282.8
2000 Q4
3,214
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
3,490
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
3,316
1
1
301.6
2000 Q1
2,528
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
2002 · 1 incident
August 8, 2002PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
OPERATOR HAD FINISHED WIPING OFF FRONT WINDSHIELD & WAS ATTEMPTING TO REENTER CAB OF MACHINE WHEN HE FELL OFF. HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED HIM TO FALL OR IF HE JUST LOST HIS BAL ANCE. HE FELL TO THE GROUND STRIKING HIS HEAD & BACK ON THE GROUND, RESULTING IN FRACTURED SKULL & 3 SMALL BONES FRACTURED IN BACK.
OPERATOR OF DAVEY DRILL WAS CHANGE DRILL STEELS AND HOISTED THE DRILL STEEL TOO HIGH WHICH CAUSED A GUARD TO BREAK LOOSE FALLING TO GROUND, STRIKING THE OPERATOR ON THE FOOT.
1989 · 1 incident
September 20, 1989PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
OPERATOR STATES THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN SOME BOLTS ON THE WATER PUMP AT THE REAR ENGINE OF SCRAPER THAT HE WAS OPERATING IN THE PROCESS HE BELIEVES THAT HE STRAINED HIS BACK. HE THEN FINISHED HIS SHIFT AND REPORTED TO WORK ON THE FOLLOWING DAY.; HE WORKED THAT DAY UNTIL 930 AM AT WHICH TIME HE PARKED THE SCRAPER AND WENT TO A CHIROPRATOR.