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Susquehanna Anthracite: 78 MSHA citations Coal

Newport Aggregate · Surface
Controlled by Kenneth M Pollock
Inkerman, Luzerne County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3607716

Susquehanna Anthracite has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 10 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1985–2010
Latest incident
Sep 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
78
citations
23
significant & substantial
$11,978
proposed penalties
$10,814
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,164 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Newport Aggregate's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
89
inspections on record
2,355
inspection hours
3.3
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.
78 citations across 2,355 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Susquehanna Anthracite has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 10 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.
$12K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
78 assessments are final orders; 10 contested dockets.
Of $4K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-09-26.
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.
29.5%
significant & substantial
1.3%
high negligence or reckless
29.5%
reasonably likely or greater
16.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 1.3% none, 25.6% low, 71.8% moderate, 1.3% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
12 citations taken to the federal commission · 15% of citations on record
  • Settled 10 · 83%
  • Stood as issued 2 · 17%
67%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 9 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
33%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$3K proposed, $2K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2018-05-17.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
PENN 2012-395 Settlement Harner 2013 $1K → $555
PENN 2017-0177 Settlement Bulluck 2017 $1K → $916
PENN 2018-0195 Default Lesnick 2018 $361 → $361
PENN 2013-144 Settlement Harner 2013 $334 → $150
PENN 2013-356 Settlement Harner 2014 $200 → $200
PENN20000083 Settlement Barbour 2000 $110 → $60
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Susquehanna Anthracite shows 98% of 236 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: 2024-11-05
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
236
samples
3.56
dust max (mg/m3)
2
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.
172 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 64 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • LABORER/BLACKSMITH120
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER39
  • CLEANING PLANT OPERATOR29

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2017-06-20, 9 years ago
1.8
silica avg (%)
13
samples
7.0
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • LABORER/BLACKSMITH11
  • CLEANING PLANT OPERATOR2
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

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: 2024-11-05
9%
over PEL
128
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • LABORER/BLACKSMITH52
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER28
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE20
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
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
2024 100% 1
2018 100% 14
2017 100% 13
2016 85% 13
2015 100% 4
2014 100% 13
2013 100% 20
2012 92% 13
2011 100% 9
2010 100% 9
2009 100% 11
2008 100% 10
2007 100% 17
2006 100% 18
2005 88% 16
2004 100% 13
2003 100% 12
2002 100% 13
2001 100% 4
2000 100% 13
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2017 3.8 3
2016 0.9 2
2014 1.0 1
2012 2.6 1
2010 1.8 1
2005 0.8 3
2003 1.5 1
2000 1.5 1
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2024 0% 1
2018 0% 7
2017 0% 4
2016 0% 13
2015 0% 4
2014 0% 5
2013 20% 5
2012 0% 5
2011 0% 5
2010 0% 11
2009 13% 16
2008 10% 10
2007 0% 10
2006 0% 3
2005 0% 3
2004 0% 4
2003 0% 4
2002 50% 8
2001 20% 5
2000 60% 5
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Susquehanna Anthracite recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2015.

Injury rate, 2015
ⓘ 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 3.76 and the all-US-mining average was 2.72 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 3.79 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
2015 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2014 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2013 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2012 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2011 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2010 * 9.05 9.05 0.000
2009 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2008 * 0.00 0.00 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.
Ownership history
  1. Culmtech Ltd 1985 to 1987
  2. Culmtech Ltd 1987 to 1989
  3. Hudson Anthracite Inc 1989 to 1995
  4. Hudson Anthracite Inc 1995 to 2014
  5. Newport Aggregate 2014 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2025 0
2024 0
2023 0
2022 0
2021 0
2020 0
2019 1
2018 5
2017 6
2016 7
2015 10
2014 11
2013 12
2012 11
2011 11
2010 11
2009 11
2008 11
2007 9
2006 8
2005 11
2004 14
2003 16
2002 13
2001 10
2000 9
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Susquehanna Anthracite sits in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania · Population 325,978
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$62,321
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
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 96 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
Show 85 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
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 Q3 0 0 0
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 219 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,346 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,096 1 0 477.1
2018 Q2 2,241 5 2 2231.1
2018 Q1 2,923 7 2 2394.8
2017 Q4 2,134 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,683 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 3,322 2 2 602.0
2017 Q1 3,520 11 6 3125.0
2016 Q4 2,470 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,922 3 0 1026.7
2016 Q2 4,016 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 5,036 8 3 1588.6
2015 Q4 7,284 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 5,502 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 7,937 3 1 378.0
2015 Q1 5,955 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 6,375 3 2 470.6
2014 Q3 5,139 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 5,725 2 1 349.3
2014 Q1 6,568 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 7,040 2 0 284.1
2013 Q3 4,392 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 6,047 1 0 165.4
2013 Q1 5,365 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 5,473 2 1 365.4
2012 Q3 6,250 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 5,359 3 2 559.8
2012 Q1 6,002 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 6,559 1 0 152.5
2011 Q3 5,720 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 5,212 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 5,021 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 5,523 3 0 543.2
2010 Q3 5,190 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 5,464 2 0 366.0
2010 Q1 5,924 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 6,002 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 6,262 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 5,816 1 0 171.9
2009 Q1 6,238 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 7,341 3 0 408.7
2008 Q3 6,322 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 5,626 4 0 711.0
2008 Q1 5,904 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 5,044 1 0 198.3
2007 Q3 4,807 2 0 416.1
2007 Q2 4,748 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 4,489 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,381 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,514 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 4,616 1 0 216.6
2006 Q1 4,795 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 4,471 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 4,485 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,340 1 0 230.4
2005 Q1 5,570 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 5,471 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 5,297 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 5,585 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 5,094 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 6,239 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 5,512 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 5,191 1 0 192.6
2003 Q1 5,149 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 5,102 2 0 392.0
2002 Q3 4,410 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,915 1 0 203.5
2002 Q1 5,262 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,258 2 1 469.7
2001 Q3 4,192 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 4,137 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,406 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,696 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,807 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 5,308 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,893 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2010 · 1 incident

September 27, 2010 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hudson Anthracite Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Went to put down empty acetylene tank and felt sharp pain leaving work at 11:30 am.

2004 · 1 incident

August 12, 2004 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hudson Anthracite Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PICKING ROCK IN HEAD HOUSE WITH GLOVES ON. A PIECE OF ROCK CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

2003 · 2 incidents

November 6, 2003 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hudson Anthracite Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PICKING ROCK IN HEADHOUSE WITH EYE PROTECTION ON-COAL IN EYE. NOTHING IN EYE WHEN ARRIVED AT HOSPITAL.

January 27, 2003 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hudson Anthracite Inc · Fall onto or against objects

SLIPPED ON SCREEN AND HIT HIS SHIN.

1990 · 1 incident

October 2, 1990 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hudson Anthracite Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PULLING ROCK IN CHUTE. ROCK SLIPPED & FINGER CRUSHED BETWEEN TOW ROCKS.

1986 · 5 incidents

June 20, 1986 PA · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Culmtech Ltd · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED MAN & F2REMAN ATTEMPTING TO ROTATE PULLEY BY HAND, WHEN HAND WAS PLACED ON BELTS & PULLEY ROTATED HAND WAS RELEASED BY REVERSE ROTATION.

February 17, 1986 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Culmtech Ltd · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE USING 1RY BAR TO CLEAN ROLLER ON MOVING CONVEYOR LINE BAR GOT CAUGHT IN BELT SMASHING EMPLOYEE RIGHT HAND BETWEEN BAR AND STEEL CONVEYOR STRUCTURE.

February 7, 1986 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Culmtech Ltd · Fall from machine

EE SLIPPED & FE5L OFF OF SCREEN INTO UNDERPAN ABOUT 5' BELOW. HW HAS 4 BROKEN RIBS BRUISED SPLEEN , LEFT WRIST & ARM & THIGH BRUISED.

February 3, 1986 PA · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Culmtech Ltd · Fall from ladders

EE WAS CLIMBING3SNOW-COVERED ACCESS LADDER INTO 100 HOUGH WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED & HE FELL INTO THE LADDER RUNG.

January 29, 1986 PA · Coal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Culmtech Ltd · Fall on save level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS WALKING3FROM THE SHOP TO CLEAN COAL AREA WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON A PATCH OF ICE

1985 · 1 incident

September 30, 1985 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Culmtech Ltd · Flash burns (welding)

WHILE HELPING H2LD REINFORCING RODS IN PLACE TO BE WELDED, EMPLOYEE RECEIVED FLASH BURN TO EYES.