Swisher Contracting Inc. has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1990–2011
Latest incident
Apr 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
99
citations
62
significant & substantial
$16,350
proposed penalties
$16,350
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.
99 citations across 1,848 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Swisher Contracting Inc. has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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
$0
outstanding
98 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $500 in penalties contested before the Commission, $500 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-10-04.
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.
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.
MSHA sampling at Swisher Contracting Inc. shows 100% of 173 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: 2019-05-14, 7 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
173
samples
1.36
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.
106 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 67 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.
Swisher Contracting Inc. recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2014.
Injury rate, 2014
ⓘ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 3.96 and the all-US-mining average was 2.93 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 5.34 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
2014 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2013 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2011 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2010 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2008 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2007 *
6.00
6.00
0.000
2006 *
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.
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)
2020
0
2019
4
10,893
2018
9
35,326
2017
7
26,536
2016
8
25,662
2015
13
42,259
2014
14
71,548
2013
13
79,295
2012
12
60,705
2011
12
56,092
2010
14
59,424
2009
15
38,706
2008
22
94,624
2007
21
67,857
2006
15
57,871
2005
21
77,858
2004
21
127,857
2003
17
93,955
2002
19
81,862
2001
17
101,002
2000
13
50,875
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Swisher Contracting Inc. sits in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.3% 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.
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania · Population 78,902
1.3%
Mining share of county employment
$60,181
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
2020 Q4
0
0
0
2020 Q3
147
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
0
0
0
2020 Q1
0
0
0
2019 Q3
360
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
1,700
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
3,100
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
3,872
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2018 Q3
4,844
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
3,775
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
1,899
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
2,776
1
0
360.2
2017 Q3
4,275
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
3,353
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
3,010
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
3,144
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
1,439
1
0
694.9
2016 Q2
3,791
1
0
263.8
2016 Q1
1,969
1
1
507.9
2015 Q4
4,269
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
5,588
1
0
179.0
2015 Q2
4,563
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
5,297
3
2
566.4
2014 Q4
7,689
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
7,197
1
0
138.9
2014 Q2
7,711
3
1
389.1
2014 Q1
5,602
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
7,674
2
2
260.6
2013 Q3
7,450
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
7,939
1
1
126.0
2013 Q1
5,441
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
7,142
3
1
420.1
2012 Q3
2,304
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
4,488
2
2
445.6
2012 Q1
5,351
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
6,738
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
7,107
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
6,095
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
3,764
1
1
265.7
2010 Q4
6,938
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
6,860
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
5,368
1
0
186.3
2010 Q1
5,018
1
1
199.3
2009 Q4
3,783
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
4,422
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
3,812
5
2
1311.6
2009 Q1
10,866
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
11,745
16
12
1362.3
2008 Q3
13,083
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
9,955
12
7
1205.4
2008 Q1
10,631
3
1
282.2
2007 Q4
7,924
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
8,698
3
3
344.9
2007 Q2
8,792
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
7,899
4
1
506.4
2006 Q4
5,992
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
7,285
1
1
137.3
2006 Q2
5,674
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
6,578
2
2
304.0
2005 Q4
6,442
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
10,836
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
11,667
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
11,126
6
6
539.3
2004 Q4
13,681
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
11,516
7
5
607.8
2004 Q2
12,152
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
8,410
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
7,677
3
1
390.8
2003 Q3
7,693
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
8,693
1
1
115.0
2003 Q1
5,082
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
5,047
4
2
792.6
2002 Q3
7,298
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
6,721
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
6,514
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
9,058
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
8,583
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
8,060
1
0
124.1
2001 Q1
7,564
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
6,099
1
0
164.0
2000 Q3
4,964
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
6,623
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
4,090
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file
2011 · 1 incident
April 12, 2011PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fuel delivery driver slipped in mud and fell on back. It had been raining a few days and rained heavily the morning of the 12th. Fuel driver suffered a cut on his head and broke a bone. The driver will likely be unable to work for a few weeks.
2007 · 1 incident
February 26, 2007PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
INJURED WAS OPERATING WABCO END DUMP GOING UP RAMP WHEN THE TRUCK SLID BACKWARDS HITTING BERM ROLLING TRUCK ON ITS SIDE CAUSING INJURED TO BRUISE HIS LEFT LEG AND ANKLE AND A CUT ON HEAD.