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Tipple Four J: 27 MSHA citations Coal

Jericho Fuels, Inc. · Facility
Controlled by Drew L Kimmel
Shelocta, Indiana County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3604171

Tipple Four J has $6K 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
1
Years on record
1992
Latest incident
Sep 1992
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
27
citations
10
significant & substantial
$6,124
proposed penalties
$6,124
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Jericho Fuels, Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
87
inspections on record
1,236
inspection hours
2.2
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.
27 citations across 1,236 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Tipple Four J has $6K 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
27 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-05-18.
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.
37.0%
significant & substantial
3.7%
high negligence or reckless
37.0%
reasonably likely or greater
44.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 29.6% low, 66.7% moderate, 3.7% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Tipple Four J shows 100% of 96 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: 2024-08-30
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
96
samples
0.27
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.
96 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER55
  • WEIGHMAN29
  • UTILITY MAN4

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: 2023-12-05
0%
over PEL
58
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER34
  • WEIGHMAN17
  • TIPPLE OPERATOR3
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
2023 100% 6
2022 100% 2
2021 100% 3
2020 100% 6
2019 100% 4
2018 100% 4
2017 100% 5
2016 100% 4
2015 100% 4
2014 100% 5
2013 100% 7
2012 100% 5
2011 100% 2
2010 100% 2
2009 100% 6
2008 100% 6
2007 100% 2
2006 100% 4
2005 100% 4
2004 100% 5
2003 100% 1
2002 100% 3
2001 100% 3
2000 100% 2
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2023 0% 4
2021 0% 2
2020 0% 4
2019 0% 4
2018 0% 2
2017 0% 3
2016 0% 2
2015 0% 2
2014 0% 3
2013 0% 4
2012 0% 3
2011 0% 2
2009 0% 5
2008 0% 3
2006 0% 4
2005 0% 2
2004 0% 4
2002 0% 2
2001 0% 2
2000 0% 1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Mc Intire Coal Company 1950 to 1992
  2. Coal Junction Coal Company Inc 1992 to 2004
  3. Jericho Fuels, Inc. 2005 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2024 2
2023 3
2022 2
2021 2
2020 2
2019 2
2018 2
2017 3
2016 3
2015 3
2014 3
2013 4
2012 3
2011 3
2010 3
2009 4
2008 4
2007 5
2006 5
2005 3
2004 2
2003 1
2002 3
2001 3
2000 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Tipple Four J sits in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.4% 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.
Indiana County, Pennsylvania · Population 83,213
2.4%
Mining share of county employment
$58,739
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
2024 Q3 545 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 391 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,056 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 1,072 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 903 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,234 1 0 810.4
2023 Q1 1,323 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,232 0 0 0.0
Show 91 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2022 Q3 1,096 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 915 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,202 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 789 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,362 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 527 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,114 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 839 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,019 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 184 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,056 1 0 947.0
2019 Q4 1,030 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 896 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 805 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,162 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,038 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 922 1 0 1084.6
2018 Q2 999 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,233 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,413 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,507 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 997 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,548 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,295 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 785 1 0 1273.9
2016 Q2 345 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,073 1 0 932.0
2015 Q4 1,333 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,070 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 923 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,148 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,499 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,748 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,614 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,810 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,658 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,982 1 0 504.5
2013 Q2 1,941 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,974 1 0 506.6
2012 Q4 1,751 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,754 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,744 1 0 573.4
2012 Q1 1,480 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,303 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,424 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,588 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,739 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,537 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,581 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,169 1 0 461.0
2010 Q1 2,482 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,366 1 0 422.7
2009 Q3 2,281 1 1 438.4
2009 Q2 2,586 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,659 4 2 1504.3
2008 Q4 2,804 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,105 5 5 1610.3
2008 Q2 2,513 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,376 3 2 1262.6
2007 Q4 2,390 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,395 1 0 417.5
2007 Q2 1,947 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,790 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,864 2 0 1073.0
2006 Q3 1,604 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,201 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,644 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,500 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,646 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,923 1 0 520.0
2005 Q1 2,147 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,691 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 681 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 568 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 661 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 605 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 506 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 0 0 0
2003 Q1 780 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 860 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,525 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,541 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,236 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 880 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 700 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,643 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,418 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,596 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,360 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,865 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,693 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1992 · 1 incident

September 8, 1992 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Coal Junction Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GRINDING EXCESS WELD OFF SCREEN WITH PORTABLE GRINDER MOVED GRINDER FORWARD PAST KNEE CAP LACERATED ABOVE LEFT KNEE