Mining Incidents

Shenandoah City Bank Coal

Controlled by John W Rich Jr
Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608272

MSHA sampling at Shenandoah City Bank shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.40 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 27 samples, plus the mine's fatality, citation, and penalty record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1995–1998
Latest incident
Apr 1998
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
18
inspections on record
179
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: 179 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Shenandoah City Bank shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.40 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 27 samples.

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.
0.40
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.22
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
27
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-05-14.
Silica (quartz)
4.9
silica avg (%)
9.5
silica max (%)
3
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-05-21.
Noise
33%
over PEL
9
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-05-14.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 571 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,505 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,696 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,000 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,235 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,495 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,402 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1998 · 1 incident

April 28, 1998 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE A ROCK FROM THE BELT, THE ROCK FELL AND HIT THE EE S FOOT.

1995 · 1 incident

March 29, 1995 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CHANGING WIRES ON THE PORTEC SCREEN A PIN POPPED, THE WIRE SNAPPED AND WHIZZED BY EE HEAD AND HIT AT LEFT EYE AREA.

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