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Tremont Stripping: 60 MSHA citations Coal

Controlled by Scott B Kimmel
Tremont Township, Schuylkill County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3607806

Tremont Stripping has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2003–2014
Latest incident
Mar 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
60
citations
20
significant & substantial
$5,039
proposed penalties
$5,038
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Michael Coal Company Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
63
inspections on record
1,566
inspection hours
3.8
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.
60 citations across 1,566 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Tremont Stripping has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$1
outstanding
52 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-10-15.
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.
37.7%
significant & substantial
1.9%
high negligence or reckless
36.5%
reasonably likely or greater
11.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 25.0% low, 73.1% moderate, 1.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Tremont Stripping shows 98% of 117 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: 2014-10-08, 11 years ago
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
117
samples
3.44
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.
100 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 17 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CRANE OPER/DRAGLINE OPERATOR26
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER26
  • COAL TRUCK DRIVER20

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2009-02-19, 17 years ago
14.6
silica avg (%)
2
samples
22.7
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR1
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE1
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: 2014-10-15, 11 years ago
2%
over PEL
47
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • CRANE OPER/DRAGLINE OPERATOR14
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER12
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE6
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
2014 100% 9
2013 100% 6
2012 100% 7
2011 100% 9
2010 85% 13
2009 100% 21
2008 100% 12
2007 100% 11
2006 100% 5
2005 100% 5
2004 100% 3
2003 100% 8
2002 100% 8
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2009 22.7 1
2003 6.5 1
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2014 0% 3
2013 0% 7
2012 0% 3
2011 0% 6
2010 0% 4
2009 0% 7
2008 0% 5
2007 0% 3
2006 0% 2
2005 25% 4
2003 0% 3
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Tremont Stripping recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2009.

Injury rate, 2009
ⓘ 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
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 4.16 and the all-US-mining average was 3.36 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 5.24 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.
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. Michael Coal Company 1986 to 1988
  2. Michael Coal Company 1988 to 2001
  3. Michael Coal Company Inc. 2001 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)
2025 0
2024 0
2023 0
2022 0
2021 0
2020 0
2019 0
2018 0
2017 0
2016 0
2015 0
2014 4 12,345
2013 4 24,428
2012 5 23,806
2011 5 33,936
2010 7 18,936
2009 10 51,974
2008 6 76,096
2007 4 34,518
2006 3 48,797
2005 3 18,423
2004 3
2003 7
2002 9
2001 0
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Tremont Stripping 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
2025 Q4 0 0 0
2025 Q3 0 0 0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q3 0 0 0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 0 0 0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
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 Q4 0 0 0
2019 Q3 0 0 0
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 0 0 0
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 1,607 1 0 622.3
2014 Q3 2,077 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,697 2 0 741.6
2014 Q1 2,532 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 3,432 1 0 291.4
2013 Q3 2,395 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,927 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,689 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,955 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,776 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,286 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 2,233 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,533 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,341 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,080 1 0 480.8
2011 Q1 2,429 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,748 1 0 363.9
2010 Q3 2,549 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,176 1 0 459.6
2010 Q1 5,034 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 6,837 1 0 146.3
2009 Q3 6,936 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 4,207 1 0 237.7
2009 Q1 5,747 1 0 174.0
2008 Q4 5,536 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 4,191 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,021 1 0 494.8
2008 Q1 2,007 2 0 996.5
2007 Q4 2,152 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,670 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,882 1 0 531.3
2007 Q1 1,987 2 1 1006.5
2006 Q4 1,797 3 1 1669.4
2006 Q3 2,014 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,888 1 1 529.7
2006 Q1 2,172 2 0 920.8
2005 Q4 2,420 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,496 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,933 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,791 1 1 558.3
2004 Q4 2,194 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,901 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,190 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,007 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,071 1 0 482.9
2003 Q3 1,411 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,051 1 0 246.9
2003 Q1 4,895 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,682 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,839 4 1 1408.9
2002 Q2 3,298 21 6 6367.5
2002 Q1 2,369 7 7 2954.8
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2014 · 1 incident

March 5, 2014 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Michael Coal Company Inc. · Struck by falling object

EE was screening coal and a rock jammed in the feed belt. EE stopped the screener. He then climbed onto feeder. He rolled the jammed rock, Another rock rolled and hit his left ankle. EE was wearing hard hat, safety glasses, steel tip boots and gloves.

2003 · 1 incident

March 17, 2003 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Michael Coal Company Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LIFTING ENGINE OUT OF D-9 BULLDOZER, CHAIN WAS TWISTED DID NOT SEE IT. ENGINE SWUNG OUT OF MOUNTS KNUCKED ME OFF OUT NO DANGER OR IMPAIRMENT-BRUISED LEFT ARM.