Mining Incidents

Savitski Bros Breaker: 55 MSHA citations Coal

Controlled by Irene Savitski
Atlas, Northumberland County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3602255

Savitski Bros Breaker has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K 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
1984–1997
Latest incident
Apr 1997
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
55
citations
22
significant & substantial
$5,501
proposed penalties
$1,060
paid to date
19% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,441 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
42
inspections on record
663
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: 663 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Savitski Bros Breaker has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$4K
outstanding
51 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-09-21.
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.
43.1%
significant & substantial
17.6%
high negligence or reckless
43.1%
reasonably likely or greater
23.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 3.9% low, 78.4% moderate, 15.7% high, 2.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Savitski Bros Breaker shows 100% of 45 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: 2004-09-16, 21 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
45
samples
0.66
dust max (mg/m3)
31 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 14 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • LABORER/BLACKSMITH22
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER8
  • CLEANING PLANT OPERATOR7

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: 2004-03-16, 22 years ago
0%
over PEL
14
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • CLEANING PLANT OPERATOR4
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER4
  • LABORER/BLACKSMITH3
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
2004 100% 4
2003 100% 12
2002 100% 8
2001 100% 13
2000 100% 8
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2004 0% 3
2003 0% 4
2000 0% 7
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Savitski Brothers Coal Sales 1950 to 1984
  2. Savitski Brothers Coal Company 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2005 1
2004 0
2003 3
2002 3
2001 2
2000 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Savitski Bros Breaker sits in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania · Population 90,925
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$57,948
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
2005 Q1 520 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q3 0 5 2
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2004 Q1 520 3 1 5769.2
2003 Q4 960 1 0 1041.7
2003 Q3 1,040 13 4 12500.0
2003 Q2 1,040 0 0 0.0
Show 12 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2003 Q1 1,560 5 3 3205.1
2002 Q4 1,400 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,300 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,040 3 1 2884.6
2002 Q1 1,560 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 780 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,040 5 4 4807.7
2001 Q1 1,200 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,200 7 5 5833.3
2000 Q3 540 6 0 11111.1
2000 Q2 960 2 0 2083.3
2000 Q1 2,080 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1997 · 1 incident

April 1, 1997 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Savitski Brothers Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE REACHED AROUND THE BELT TAIL ROLLER GUARD TO STRIKE THE TAIL ROLLER WITH HAMMER TO KNOCK THE ICE OFF OF TAIL ROLLER. HE DROPPED HIS HAMMER AND ATTEMPTED TO PICK IT UP. AT THIS TIME HIS RIGH T HAND AND ARM BECAME ENTANGLED IN TAIL ROLLER, GUARD AND BELT.

1989 · 1 incident

1984 · 1 incident

June 22, 1984 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Savitski Brothers Coal Sales · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HIS EYE WAS CUT, CAUSING PERMANENT VISUAL IMPAIRMENT. ALSO CAUSED A CATARACT.