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Southern Division Strips Coal

Controlled by John M Stilley
Belle Vernon, Westmoreland County, PA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3608262

Southern Division Strips has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $12 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1996
Latest incident
Aug 1996
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
36
citations
13
significant & substantial
$16,373
proposed penalties
$16,361
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $12 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
58
inspections on record
825
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: 825 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Southern Division Strips has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $12 outstanding across 1 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.
$16K
proposed penalties
$16K
current assessed
$16K
paid to date
$12
outstanding
35 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-01-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Southern Division Strips shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.12 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 114 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.
0.12
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.54
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
114
samples
Most recent sample: 2019-03-06.
Silica (quartz)
21.7
silica avg (%)
51.1
silica max (%)
6
samples
Most recent sample: 2018-02-01.
Noise
1%
over PEL
71
samples
Most recent sample: 2018-11-19.
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
2019 Q1 171 1 0 5848.0
2018 Q4 3,951 2 0 506.2
2018 Q3 5,116 3 2 586.4
2018 Q2 5,108 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 6,045 6 1 992.6
2017 Q4 6,672 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 5,417 3 1 553.8
2017 Q2 5,192 0 0 0.0
Show 53 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2017 Q1 5,704 3 0 525.9
2016 Q4 3,772 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 101 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,140 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,337 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 4,702 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,329 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 8,047 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,995 1 0 250.3
2011 Q3 9,969 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 7,283 3 3 411.9
2011 Q1 8,485 1 0 117.9
2010 Q4 3,721 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,360 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,360 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 3,360 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 3,360 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,360 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,360 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 3,360 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,360 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,360 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,360 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 3,360 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 5,011 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 7,202 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 7,550 4 1 529.8
2007 Q1 7,490 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 6,311 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 5,946 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,360 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 4,943 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 7,107 3 1 422.1
2005 Q3 7,863 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 7,510 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,286 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,880 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,880 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,880 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,296 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 9,916 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 6,067 1 1 164.8
2003 Q1 2,880 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 5,462 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 8,435 2 1 237.1
2002 Q2 4,135 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 5,315 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 8,086 3 2 371.0
2000 Q2 2,880 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,880 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1996 · 2 incidents

August 22, 1996 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Amerikohl Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM HIGHLIFT TIRE AND SERVICE TRUCK. EMPLOYEE HIT LEFT LEG ON UTILITY BED DOOR OF SERVICE TRUCK.

July 17, 1996 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Amerikohl Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS CHECKING OIL IN ROCK TRUCK AS HE WAS GOING OVER RADIOATOR TO GET IN CAB HE SLIPPED & FELL TO THE GROUND.

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