Mining Incidents

Selkirk 2: 31 MSHA citations Coal

J C Coal Inc · Surface
Controlled by Neil Schenck
Lewellen, Schuylkill County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3609511

Selkirk 2 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K 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 2007
31
citations
6
significant & substantial
$3,439
proposed penalties
$0
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,439 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
44
inspections on record
1,013
inspection hours
3.1
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.
31 citations across 1,013 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Selkirk 2 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K 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
$0
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
31 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-03-10.
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.
19.4%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
19.4%
reasonably likely or greater
9.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 51.6% low, 48.4% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Selkirk 2 shows 100% of 42 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: 2022-03-10, 4 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
42
samples
0.16
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.
38 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 4 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR16
  • CRANE OPER/DRAGLINE OPERATOR8
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR6

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: 2021-06-29, 5 years ago
0%
over PEL
33
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR13
  • CRANE OPER/DRAGLINE OPERATOR8
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER5
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
2022 100% 1
2021 100% 3
2020 100% 2
2019 100% 5
2018 100% 7
2017 100% 2
2016 100% 2
2015 100% 2
2014 100% 3
2011 100% 1
2010 100% 4
2009 100% 4
2008 100% 5
2007 100% 1
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2021 0% 2
2019 0% 5
2018 0% 4
2017 0% 2
2015 0% 3
2014 0% 2
2011 0% 1
2010 0% 4
2009 0% 4
2008 0% 5
2007 0% 1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. J C Coal Inc 2007 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)
2021 2 9,576
2020 2 9,569
2019 2 6,067
2018 2 6,351
2017 2 3,962
2016 2 2,042
2015 2 1,922
2014 1
2011 1 934
2010 1 1,665
2009 1 1,979
2008 1 3,325
2007 1 419
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Selkirk 2 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 Q4 360 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 360 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 320 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 300 2 1 6666.7
2020 Q4 320 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 200 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 360 2 1 5555.6
2020 Q1 320 0 0 0.0
Show 41 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q4 200 2 1 10000.0
2019 Q3 200 2 0 10000.0
2019 Q2 150 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 160 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 160 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 200 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 208 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 150 1 0 6666.7
2017 Q4 410 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 400 1 0 2500.0
2017 Q2 400 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 400 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 380 1 0 2631.6
2016 Q3 320 1 0 3125.0
2016 Q2 240 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 480 2 0 4166.7
2015 Q4 320 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 320 1 0 3125.0
2015 Q2 300 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 120 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 120 1 0 8333.3
2014 Q2 100 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 150 1 0 6666.7
2011 Q3 20 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 120 1 1 8333.3
2011 Q1 150 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 150 1 0 6666.7
2010 Q3 160 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 100 2 1 20000.0
2010 Q1 180 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 120 1 1 8333.3
2009 Q3 120 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 100 1 0 10000.0
2009 Q1 120 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 160 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 120 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 180 1 0 5555.6
2008 Q1 200 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 160 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 20 2 0 100000.0
2007 Q2 0 0 0

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.