Somerset Co Surface has $26K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1998–2014
Latest incident
Sep 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
40
citations
9
significant & substantial
$26,479
proposed penalties
$26,479
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 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.
40 citations across 1,182 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Somerset Co Surface has $26K 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.
$26K
proposed penalties
$26K
current assessed
$26K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
39 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-10-31.
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 Somerset Co Surface shows 100% of 212 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: 2017-04-18, 9 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
212
samples
1.40
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.
152 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 60 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.
Somerset Co Surface recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2009.
Injury rate, 2009
ⓘ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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 4.16 and the all-US-mining average was 3.36 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 5.24 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
2009 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2008 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2007 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2006 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2005 *
8.53
8.53
0.000
2004 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2003 *
8.48
4.24
0.000
2002 *
6.92
6.92
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)
2021
0
2020
0
2019
0
2018
0
2,618
2017
0
2016
1
11,858
2015
6
84,224
2014
7
60,424
2013
4
19,610
2012
0
2011
1
1,027
2010
5
1,220
2009
12
132,202
2008
23
200,679
2007
17
257,321
2006
16
89,985
2005
10
40,107
2004
18
163,750
2003
24
205,295
2002
13
199,109
2001
22
312,456
2000
14
193,659
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Somerset Co Surface sits in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.6% 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.
Somerset County, Pennsylvania · Population 73,255
1.6%
Mining share of county employment
$59,378
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 Q3
0
0
0
2021 Q2
0
0
0
2021 Q1
0
0
0
2020 Q4
0
0
0
2020 Q3
0
0
0
2020 Q2
0
0
0
2020 Q1
0
0
0
2019 Q4
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2019 Q3
0
0
0
2019 Q2
0
0
0
2019 Q1
0
0
0
2018 Q4
0
0
0
2018 Q3
102
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
0
0
0
2018 Q1
0
0
0
2017 Q4
0
2
0
2017 Q3
0
0
0
2017 Q2
0
0
0
2017 Q1
0
2
0
2016 Q4
0
0
0
2016 Q3
542
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
0
0
0
2016 Q1
663
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
1,470
4
1
2721.1
2015 Q3
3,021
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
3,214
3
1
933.4
2015 Q1
2,097
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
4,148
3
1
723.2
2014 Q3
4,143
1
0
241.4
2014 Q2
4,372
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
2,037
3
0
1472.8
2013 Q4
1,639
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
1,937
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
1,703
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
1,229
3
0
2441.0
2012 Q4
0
0
0
2012 Q3
0
0
0
2012 Q2
0
0
0
2012 Q1
0
0
0
2011 Q4
0
0
0
2011 Q3
737
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
970
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
0
0
0
2010 Q4
2,110
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
3,511
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
3,119
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
3,367
1
0
297.0
2009 Q4
3,322
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
4,005
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
6,408
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
15,084
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
14,483
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
15,295
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
15,068
1
1
66.4
2008 Q1
14,873
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
12,393
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
12,615
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
10,653
1
1
93.9
2007 Q1
6,192
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
2,966
1
0
337.2
2006 Q3
5,667
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
12,629
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
12,785
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
10,592
3
2
283.2
2005 Q3
4,443
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
3,055
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
5,361
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
7,614
2
0
262.7
2004 Q3
6,484
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
13,241
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
14,810
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
13,709
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
13,438
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
11,677
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
8,321
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
7,411
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
5,984
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
7,968
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
7,523
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
13,529
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
13,106
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
13,078
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
12,959
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
9,570
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
6,577
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
6,523
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
8,149
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
14 on file
2014 · 1 incident
September 3, 2014PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee stated that as he was attempting to remove a rock (2' x 3' x 6-8") from the wishbone on the ripper of the D11T CAT Dozer when the rock shifted pinching his thumb between the machine frame and the rock causing a laceration requiring 5 sutures. He is continues working his regular job.
Rocks from the side of a highwall fell striking the back of an excavator breaking the front and rear windows of the cab. One piece of rock pushed the operator seat forward requiring his seat belt to be cut off. The operator was struck by a piece of the rock in the back of his head requiring stitches.
2003 · 2 incidents
December 3, 2003PA · Coalbackhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS HOLDING A PIN REMOVAL BAR, MECHANIC WAS STRIKING BAR IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE PIN. MECHANIC MISSED THE PIN REMOVAL BAR & HIT LEFT WRIST OF EE'S ARM.
UNDERNEATH MECHANIC TRUCK INSTALLING A VIVE ON BUMPER. HAD CUTTING FACE SHIELD ON, BUT HAD TO RAISE IT 1/2 WAY IN ORDER TO SEE. A PEICE OF DIRT OR RUST ABOVE BUMPER FELL INTO LEFT EYE.
September 18, 2001PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
WAS REPLACING HYDRAULIC LINE ON THE SCRAPER. WHILE GETTING BACK INTO THE SCRAPER TO SHUT OFF MASTER SWITCH, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON PLATFORM, EMPLOYEE REACHED BACK FOR HAND RAIL TO KEEP FROM FALLI NG. NEXT DAY NECK MUSCLES WERE TIGHT AND EXPERIENCING DISCOMFORT.
2000 · 1 incident
December 26, 2000PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
WORKING ON A 4" WATER PUMP. ICE WAS AROUND SUCTION LINE WHICH CAUSED IT TO AIR LOCK AND OVERHEAT. PUSHED FLAP IN ON PUMP AND STEAM CAME OUT AND BURNED LEFT FOREARM CLOSE TO WRIST AREA AND LEFT LEG.
1999 · 1 incident
April 9, 1999PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE BRUSHING OF A NEW PIT/ RUNNING A CAT D11N DOZER. PART OF A TREE CAME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND STRUCK THE EE IN THE UPPER BODY.
August 24, 1998PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS