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Uschak Coal

Controlled by Blaine E Forbes
Harrisville, Butler County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3609697

Uschak has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2011–2015
Latest incident
Jan 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
47
citations
13
significant & substantial
$17,433
proposed penalties
$17,124
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $309 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2010
17
inspections on record
733
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 733 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Uschak has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$17K
proposed penalties
$17K
current assessed
$17K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
46 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-12-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Uschak shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.13 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 130 samples.

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.
0.13
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.71
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
130
samples
Most recent sample: 2016-06-27.
Silica (quartz)
26.6
silica avg (%)
39.2
silica max (%)
4
samples
Most recent sample: 2015-07-24.
Noise
3%
over PEL
64
samples
Most recent sample: 2015-12-01.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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
2017 Q2 1,513 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,567 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,208 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,421 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 6,326 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 5,635 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 8,938 1 0 111.9
2015 Q3 10,137 1 0 98.6
Show 20 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2015 Q2 11,834 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 8,532 2 0 234.4
2014 Q4 13,370 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 12,706 1 1 78.7
2014 Q2 14,081 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 11,234 1 0 89.0
2013 Q4 14,833 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 14,399 6 0 416.7
2013 Q2 16,508 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 11,217 4 0 356.6
2012 Q4 16,172 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 13,481 2 0 148.4
2012 Q2 14,763 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 7,751 1 1 129.0
2011 Q4 15,105 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 16,911 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 14,583 2 2 137.1
2011 Q1 10,519 4 1 380.3
2010 Q4 14,675 4 1 272.6
2010 Q3 14,138 6 3 424.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2015 · 1 incident

January 2, 2015 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Grove City Materials · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Use sledge hammer putting pin in track on a 365 Excavator

2014 · 2 incidents

December 19, 2014 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Grove City Materials · Flash burns (welding)

I was welding and got welders flash

2013 · 1 incident

2012 · 2 incidents

July 6, 2012 PA · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Grove City Materials · Fall from machine

The injured person was exiting his John Henry drill facing forward. As he stepped out he hooked his right foot and fell approx. 18 inches onto the drill track. He was taken by ambulance for evaluation. He was evaluated to have bruised ribs, was given a prescription pain medication and released.

April 28, 2012 PA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Grove City Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Grinder metal came off grinder into left eye.

2011 · 6 incidents

August 10, 2011 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grove City Materials · Over-exertion in lifting objects

While lifting strained back.

July 8, 2011 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grove City Materials · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Oil mist sprayed into eyes.

May 17, 2011 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grove City Materials · Struck by falling object

Pipe elbow fell on hand.

May 1, 2011 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grove City Materials · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I WAS LIFTING A LARGE OXYGEN TANK ON TO THE OLD WELD TRUCK WHEN LEFT TWO POPS IN MY LOWER BACK.

March 25, 2011 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Grove City Materials · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Putting bucket on Hitachi when jack slipped and pinched right index finger with shim for pin.

March 19, 2011 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grove City Materials · Struck by falling object

While shoveling tracks, a piece of mud fell down on top of hand, cutting a finger.

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