Mining Incidents

T & B Strip: 12 MSHA citations Coal

T & B Excavating Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Patrick L Sterbutzel
McClellandtown, Fayette County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3609826

T & B Strip has $2K 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
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
12
citations
2
significant & substantial
$1,617
proposed penalties
$1,617
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2010
37
inspections on record
1,008
inspection hours
1.2
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.
12 citations across 1,008 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

T & B Strip has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
12 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-29.
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.
16.7%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
16.7%
reasonably likely or greater
25.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 50.0% low, 50.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at T & B Strip shows 100% of 83 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: 2026-06-26
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
83
samples
0.13
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.
49 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 34 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR42
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR9
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER8

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: 2026-09-01
0%
over PEL
37
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER8
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR7
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE7
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
2026 100% 4
2025 100% 6
2024 100% 10
2023 100% 12
2022 100% 12
2021 100% 7
2020 100% 5
2019 100% 6
2018 100% 2
2013 100% 3
2012 100% 2
2011 100% 9
2010 100% 5
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2026 0% 3
2024 0% 5
2023 0% 6
2022 0% 5
2019 0% 6
2013 0% 3
2012 0% 2
2011 0% 5
2010 0% 2
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. T & B Excavating Inc. 2010 to present
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)
2026 139 1,958
2025 2 16,642
2024 2 11,747
2023 4 21,915
2022 4 30,288
2021 3 15,253
2020 2 6,671
2019 4 7,291
2018 3 945
2015 0
2014 1
2013 4 5,129
2012 5 10,050
2011 5 22,553
2010 4 13,773
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

T & B Strip sits in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Fayette County, Pennsylvania · Population 126,967
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$56,093
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
2026 Q2 192 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 2,332 2 0 857.6
2025 Q4 282 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 299 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 326 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 244 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 68 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 187 0 0 0.0
Show 45 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 1,027 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,506 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 1,440 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 932 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,505 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,492 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,473 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,459 3 1 2056.2
2022 Q2 1,444 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,424 1 0 702.2
2021 Q4 1,560 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 480 1 0 2083.3
2021 Q2 29 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 62 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 65 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 273 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 502 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 401 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 714 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 732 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 738 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 677 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 666 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 0 0 0
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 106 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 721 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,925 1 0 519.5
2013 Q1 485 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 488 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,704 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 2,000 3 1 1500.0
2011 Q4 3,105 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,870 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,525 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,721 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,150 1 0 465.1
2010 Q3 2,550 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,920 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 360 0 0 0.0

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.