Mining Incidents

Roy #2: 24 MSHA citations Coal

Roy Coal Co. · Surface
Controlled by Robert Cuomo
GLEN RICHEY, Clearfield County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3609341

Roy #2 has $3K 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
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
24
citations
10
significant & substantial
$2,672
proposed penalties
$2,672
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
34
inspections on record
560
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: 560 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Roy #2 has $3K 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
24 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-03-26.
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.
41.7%
significant & substantial
4.2%
high negligence or reckless
41.7%
reasonably likely or greater
8.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 33.3% low, 62.5% moderate, 4.2% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Roy #2 shows 100% of 22 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: 2018-07-18, 8 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
22
samples
0.46
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.
12 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 10 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR12
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR5
  • ROTARY BUCKET EXCAVATOR OPERATOR5

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2017-10-25, 8 years ago
11.7
silica avg (%)
1
samples
11.7
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR1

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: 2017-10-19, 8 years ago
11%
over PEL
9
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR4
  • ROTARY BUCKET EXCAVATOR OPERATOR4
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR1
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
2018 100% 2
2017 100% 2
2016 100% 3
2015 100% 5
2014 100% 4
2013 100% 1
2012 100% 2
2011 100% 2
2008 100% 1
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2017 100% 1
2016 0% 1
2014 0% 3
2013 0% 1
2012 0% 1
2011 0% 2
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. CUOMO CONTRACTING AND EXCAVATING 2005 to 2011
  2. Roy Coal Co. 2011 to present
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)
2019 0
2018 1
2016 0 10
2015 1 4,489
2014 1 2,668
2013 2 2,619
2012 2 3,523
2011 2 4,296
2010 1
2008 1 599
2007 2 2,597
2006 2 1,441
2005 2 938
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Roy #2 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 Q1 0 3 0
2018 Q4 48 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 16 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 16 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q2 23 0 0 0.0
Show 32 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2015 Q4 23 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 29 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 174 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 77 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 316 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 450 1 1 2222.2
2014 Q1 373 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 195 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 342 2 0 5848.0
2013 Q1 509 3 2 5893.9
2012 Q4 395 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 310 2 2 6451.6
2012 Q2 156 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 549 2 1 3643.0
2011 Q4 666 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 397 1 0 2518.9
2011 Q2 146 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 510 3 1 5882.4
2010 Q4 218 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 0 0 0
2008 Q3 200 1 0 5000.0
2008 Q2 288 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 360 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 219 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 854 1 1 1171.0
2007 Q2 40 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q2 418 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 141 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 232 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 141 3 0 21276.6

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.