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Walter L Houser Strip Coal

Sunnyside, Armstrong County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3601046

Walter L Houser Strip has $50K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1987–2003
Latest incident
May 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
64
citations
25
significant & substantial
$50,106
proposed penalties
$30,106
paid to date
60% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $20,000 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
71
inspections on record
1,174
inspection hours
5.5
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.
64 citations across 1,174 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Walter L Houser Strip has $50K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$50K
proposed penalties
$30K
current assessed
$30K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
63 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-06-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Walter L Houser Strip shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.30 mg/m3 (96% compliant) across 168 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.
0.30
dust avg (mg/m3)
4.57
dust max (mg/m3)
96%
within 1.5 mg/m3
168
samples
Most recent sample: 2007-03-30.
Silica (quartz)
16.5
silica avg (%)
43.3
silica max (%)
16
samples
Most recent sample: 2006-01-31.
Noise
11%
over PEL
57
samples
Most recent sample: 2007-02-09.
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
2007 Q3 0 0 0
2007 Q2 4,040 1 0 247.5
2007 Q1 6,240 1 1 160.3
2006 Q4 4,163 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,050 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 4,168 2 0 479.8
2006 Q1 4,581 4 1 873.2
2005 Q4 5,167 0 0 0.0
Show 23 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q3 5,053 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 6,010 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 7,372 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 8,127 7 1 861.3
2004 Q3 8,924 4 1 448.2
2004 Q2 6,778 7 4 1032.8
2004 Q1 6,981 4 2 573.0
2003 Q4 6,016 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 9,931 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 8,774 6 1 683.8
2003 Q1 11,046 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 7,297 3 1 411.1
2002 Q3 9,888 4 2 404.5
2002 Q2 7,739 4 2 516.9
2002 Q1 12,572 4 3 318.2
2001 Q4 7,724 3 2 388.4
2001 Q3 8,329 1 0 120.1
2001 Q2 5,968 3 0 502.7
2001 Q1 7,743 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 6,213 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 6,980 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 4,843 6 4 1238.9
2000 Q1 5,589 0 0 0.0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded

Reportable incidents

8 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2003 · 3 incidents

May 30, 2003 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Walter L Houser Coal Company Incorporated · Fall onto or against objects

TRIPPED GETTING INTO DOZER AND HIT KNUCKLE ON CAB OF DOZER. THE KNUCKLE ON THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS CUT AND REQUIRED STITCHES.

January 27, 2003 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Walter L Houser Coal Company Incorporated · Struck by flying object

EE WAS STEAMING THE GARAGE FLOOR. THE STEAM HIT THE DOOR AND BLEW DEBRIS INTO HIS FACE AND EYE.

January 18, 2003 PA · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Walter L Houser Coal Company Incorporated · Struck against a moving object

TAKING STOCK TRUCK UP THE HILL WHEN IT SLID AND JUMPED OUT OF GEAR. TRUCK SLID DOWN HILL ON ICY SURFACE. AT BOTTOM OF HILL, DRIVER TRIED TO TURN WITH THE ROAD AND THE TRUCK CAME TO REST ON ITS SIDE. EE REPORTED ACCIDENT BUT DID NOT SEED MEDICAL HELP. HE LATER SAW A DR. AND HAD X-RAYS AND DR. HAD HIM TAKE 2 DAYS OFF WORK.

2002 · 2 incidents

March 27, 2002 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Walter L Houser Coal Company Incorporated · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING TIRE & GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WHEEL & THE HUB OF THE MACK TRUCK.

2000 · 1 incident

1993 · 1 incident

1987 · 1 incident

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