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.
97 citations across 1,697 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Sandy Lands has $9K 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.
$9K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
97 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-09-14.
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 Sandy Lands shows 94% of 179 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: 2001-12-07, 24 years ago
94%
within 1.5 mg/m3
179
samples
2.72
dust max (mg/m3)
93 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 86 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.
Sandy Lands recorded 16.01 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2001.
Injury rate, 2001
ⓘ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.
16.01
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 6.94 and the all-US-mining average was 5.26 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 7.64 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
2001 *
16.01
0.00
0.000
2000 *
26.42
0.00
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
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2003
0
2002
5
2001
24
208,397
2000
23
221,689
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Sandy Lands sits in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.8% 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.
Jefferson County, Pennsylvania · Population 44,099
1.8%
Mining share of county employment
$56,898
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
2003 Q1
0
0
0
2002 Q4
1,978
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
577
1
0
1733.1
2002 Q2
1,116
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
1,634
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
11,525
6
2
520.6
2001 Q3
16,022
10
5
624.1
2001 Q2
17,616
17
9
965.0
Show 5 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2001 Q1
17,284
13
5
752.1
2000 Q4
16,197
11
6
679.1
2000 Q3
16,088
14
9
870.2
2000 Q2
14,190
17
7
1198.0
2000 Q1
14,075
8
6
568.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
42 on file
2001 · 7 incidents
December 5, 2001PA · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
ROOF FALL IN THE R2 ENTRY STARTING AT THE FACE EXTENDING BACK APPROX 300'. FELL AT THE TOP OF THE BOLT ANCHORAGE 3' (36"). WE HAVE STOPPED MINING IN R2, NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED - NOR MINER.
October 27, 1999PA · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
WHILE OPERATING A ROOFBOLTER WHEN HE WENT TO SETTHE CANOPY AND STAB JACK, HE PUSHED BOTH LEVERS THE CANOPY DROPPED BEFORE STARTING TO RAISE AGAINST THE ROOF
June 8, 1998PA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)POWERED HAULAGE
WHILE OPERATING A MANTRIP-THE FRONT WHEEL DROPPED INTO A RUT ON THE TRAVELWAY CAUSING THE STEERINGWHEEL TO COME OUT OF HIS HAND HITTING HIM ON THE WRIST AND HAND.
May 21, 1998PA · Coallaborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WHILE OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER, HE SET THE CANOPY AND STARTED TO DRILL AHOLE FOR THE NEXT ROOFBOLT, WHEN A PIECE OF SUPLHUR AND ROCK 1" TO 2" THICK AND 1 FT SQ-FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT ELBO W.
May 11, 1998PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE LOW BELT, HE STEPPED ACROSS THE BELT, AND ONTO THE RAIL, WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE RAIL, CAUSING TWO LACERATIONS AND BAD BRUISE AND SPRAIN.
January 19, 1998PA · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderOTHER
EE PUT HIS FOOT BETWEEN BRATTICE WALL & PALLET OF CEMENT BLOCKS, WHILE SCOOP OPERATOR WAS TRYING TO LOAD BLOCKS IN BUCKET, PINCHING FOOT BETWEEN BLOCKS & BRATTICE WALL.
FORK LIFT WAS TRYING TO MOE AN 8'X4' PLATFORM AND THE FRONT END OF THE PLATFORM WOULD NOT COME UO SO THAT THE FORKLIFT COULD MOVE IT. INJURED STEPPED ON THE BACK OF THE PLATFORM TO COUNTER BAL ANCE IT AND WHEN THE FORKLIFT PICKED IT UP,INJURED WAS KNOCKED OFF OF IT STRIKING AXLE OF FORKLIFT CAUSING HEAD INJURY.