Lavelle, Schuylkill County,
PA
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Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 3602189
Schuylkill Coal Processing has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $60 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1994–1999
Latest incident
Oct 1999
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
57
citations
13
significant & substantial
$5,577
proposed penalties
$5,517
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $60 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.
57 citations across 2,017 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Schuylkill Coal Processing has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $60 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
$6K
paid to date
$60
outstanding
55 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-03-17.
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 Schuylkill Coal Processing shows 96% of 185 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: 2024-09-12
96%
within 1.5 mg/m3
185
samples
2.77
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.
106 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 79 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
Year
Employees
2021
0
2020
0
2019
0
2018
0
2017
0
2016
1
2015
2
2014
2
2013
5
2012
5
2011
5
2010
5
2009
6
2008
6
2007
6
2006
7
2005
7
2004
7
2003
7
2002
5
2001
5
2000
5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Schuylkill Coal Processing sits in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.1% 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.
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania · Population 143,259
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$66,901
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
2021 Q1
0
0
0
2020 Q4
0
0
0
2020 Q3
0
0
0
2020 Q2
0
0
0
2019 Q4
0
0
0
2019 Q3
0
0
0
2019 Q2
0
0
0
2019 Q1
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2018 Q4
90
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
0
0
0
2018 Q2
0
0
0
2018 Q1
0
0
0
2017 Q4
0
0
0
2017 Q3
0
0
0
2017 Q2
0
0
0
2017 Q1
0
0
0
2016 Q4
0
0
0
2016 Q3
520
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
172
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
550
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
1,102
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
779
1
0
1283.7
2015 Q1
735
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
1,098
1
0
910.7
2014 Q3
674
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
557
1
0
1795.3
2014 Q1
401
1
0
2493.8
2013 Q4
1,270
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
1,770
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
1,713
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
2,105
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
2,549
1
0
392.3
2012 Q3
2,586
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
2,512
1
0
398.1
2012 Q1
2,570
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
2,575
2
0
776.7
2011 Q3
3,240
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
2,680
2
1
746.3
2011 Q1
2,365
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
2,939
1
0
340.3
2010 Q3
2,626
1
1
380.8
2010 Q2
2,880
3
0
1041.7
2010 Q1
2,908
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
3,323
1
0
300.9
2009 Q3
3,388
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
3,362
3
1
892.3
2009 Q1
3,504
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
3,566
6
0
1682.6
2008 Q3
3,644
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
3,618
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
3,819
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
3,622
2
2
552.2
2007 Q3
3,462
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
3,452
2
0
579.4
2007 Q1
3,800
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
4,074
2
0
490.9
2006 Q3
3,779
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
3,747
6
2
1601.3
2006 Q1
4,025
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
3,909
3
0
767.5
2005 Q3
4,346
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
3,753
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
3,903
2
2
512.4
2004 Q4
4,136
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
4,035
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
3,831
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
4,519
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
4,055
5
2
1233.0
2003 Q3
3,618
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
3,680
1
0
271.7
2003 Q1
2,859
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
2,742
3
2
1094.1
2002 Q3
2,848
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
2,939
2
0
680.5
2002 Q1
2,560
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
2,156
1
0
463.8
2001 Q3
2,707
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
2,932
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
3,167
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
2,475
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
2,568
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
2,888
1
0
346.3
2000 Q1
3,194
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file
1999 · 1 incident
October 1, 1999PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE STATED HE HURT HIS RIGHT UPPER ARM 10/1 WHILEPICKING ROCK FROM SHAKER. HE DID NOT REPORT IT UNTIL 10/4 & SAID HE COULDN'T GET DR. APPT. UNTIL 10/6. REPORTED 10/6 DR. SAID HE HAD PULLED MUSC LE IN ARM, TO KEEP IT MOVING OR IT WOULD STIFFENUP. EE THEN SAID DR. SAID HE WAS TO OLD FOR THIS WORK & IF WORKER'S COMP DIDN'T COOPERATE GET A LAWYER. DR. OFFICE DENIES/WAITING ON WORKER COM
1996 · 1 incident
March 25, 1996PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanOTHER
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN PLANT. WIND BLEW HIS HARD HAT OFF. AT SAME TIME WHILE BENDING OVER TO PICK UP HAT, WIND BLEW A BOARD OVER AND STRUCK HIMON THE FOREHEAD. REQUIRED 8 STITCHES. RETURNED B ACK TO WORK.
1994 · 2 incidents
December 16, 1994PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY