Tito Mine White Vein Slope has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1989–2004
Latest incident
Dec 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
96
citations
30
significant & substantial
$14,791
proposed penalties
$5,957
paid to date
40% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $8,834 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.
96 citations across 2,480 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Tito Mine White Vein Slope has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
90 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
Of $11K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-12-07.
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.
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.
39citations taken to the federal commission · 41% of citations on record
Settled
39 · 100%
94%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 18 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
80%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$11K 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 2006-12-15.
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 Tito Mine White Vein Slope shows 97% of 324 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: 2007-06-21, 19 years ago
97%
within 1.5 mg/m3
324
samples
3.18
dust max (mg/m3)
136 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 188 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.
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)
2009
0
2008
1
2007
4
1,529
2006
5
3,823
2005
4
4,435
2004
5
4,133
2003
6
4,250
2002
3
2,171
2001
2
1,289
2000
6
7,752
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Tito Mine White Vein Slope sits in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.1% 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.
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania · Population 143,259
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$66,901
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
2009 Q4
0
0
0
2009 Q2
0
0
0
2009 Q1
0
0
0
2008 Q4
0
0
0
2008 Q3
0
0
0
2008 Q1
208
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
0
0
0
2007 Q3
620
6
0
9677.4
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2007 Q2
1,472
4
1
2717.4
2007 Q1
2,275
3
1
1318.7
2006 Q4
2,730
3
0
1098.9
2006 Q3
2,730
2
0
732.6
2006 Q2
1,820
35
15
19230.8
2006 Q1
1,820
2
0
1098.9
2005 Q4
1,820
2
1
1098.9
2005 Q3
1,820
1
1
549.5
2005 Q2
1,820
2
1
1098.9
2005 Q1
1,820
6
3
3296.7
2004 Q4
1,820
7
4
3846.2
2004 Q3
1,820
2
0
1098.9
2004 Q2
2,730
1
0
366.3
2004 Q1
2,730
2
1
732.6
2003 Q4
2,275
2
0
879.1
2003 Q3
2,275
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
2,730
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
2,730
1
0
366.3
2002 Q4
2,730
1
0
366.3
2002 Q3
2,275
1
0
439.6
2002 Q2
0
4
0
2002 Q1
0
0
0
2001 Q4
0
0
0
2001 Q3
0
2
1
2001 Q2
0
0
0
2001 Q1
2,730
1
0
366.3
2000 Q4
2,730
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
2,275
1
0
439.6
2000 Q2
2,275
1
0
439.6
2000 Q1
3,185
2
1
627.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file
2004 · 1 incident
December 22, 2004PA · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerPOWERED HAULAGE
WHILE MEN WERE BEING TRANSPORTED TO THE SURFACE, THE MINE CAR ENCOUNTERED A PIECE OF FALLEN ROCK CAUSING THE FRONT END TO SHIFT & CONTACT A PIECE OF TIMBER WHICH STALLED THE HOIST & CAUSED HOIST ROPE TO TEAR. SLOPE CAR TRAVELED DOWN SLOPE 80-100 FT, WHERE THE BACK END DERAILED & CAME TO REST AGAINST THE RIB.
1991 · 1 incident
June 25, 1991PA · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerPOWERED HAULAGE
WHILE BEING TRANSPORTED TO SURFACE,THE INDIVIDUAL RAISED HIS HEAD ABOVE THE TOP OF THE MINE CAR APPROX 20 FT INBY SLOPE PORTAL.HIS HEAD STRUCK ACROSS PIECE OF A TIMBER SET AND BENT HIS NECK RE SULTING IN A TEMPORARY LOSS OF FEELING.HE WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL DIAGNOSED WITH A BRUISED SPINAL COLUMN AND RELEASED ON 29 JUNE.HE HAS NOT RETURNED TO WORK AS OF THIS DATE.
1990 · 1 incident
June 30, 1990PA · Coaloutside foreman, leadmanOTHER
Tito Coal · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
MOVING STEEL RAILS BITTEN BY COPPER HEAD SNAKE
1989 · 1 incident
March 16, 1989PA · Coalmine manager, mine foreman, mine ownerMACHINERY
J J G Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
MINE FOREMAN WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN DRAG BUCKET AND MINE PROP.