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Waroquier #2: 67 MSHA citations Coal

Controlled by Joseph L Waroquier
Allen Mills, Jefferson County, PA  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 3608602

Waroquier #2 has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $585 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2001
Latest incident
Feb 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
67
citations
36
significant & substantial
$12,653
proposed penalties
$11,153
paid to date
88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,500 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Waroquier Coal Company's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
61
inspections on record
1,150
inspection hours
5.8
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.
67 citations across 1,150 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Waroquier #2 has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $585 outstanding across 4 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.
$13K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$585
outstanding
67 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $3K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-01-28.
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.
53.7%
significant & substantial
4.5%
high negligence or reckless
53.7%
reasonably likely or greater
25.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 25.4% low, 70.1% moderate, 4.5% high, 0.0% reckless.
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.
18 citations taken to the federal commission · 27% of citations on record
  • Settled 16 · 89%
  • Stood as issued 2 · 11%
100%
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 7 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
29%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$3K 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 2011-05-24.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
PENN 2010-588 Dismissal Andrews 2011 $1K → $584
PENN 2009-63 Settlement Feldman 2009 $835 → $663
PENN 2009-220 Settlement Lewis 2011 $720 → $720
PENN 2011-357 Settlement Lewis 2012 $324 → $262
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Waroquier #2 shows 100% of 84 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: 2019-03-25, 7 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
84
samples
0.98
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.
78 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 6 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR30
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER27
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE25

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2015-07-07, 11 years ago
10.0
silica avg (%)
3
samples
18.7
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE2
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR1
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: 2018-07-30, 8 years ago
4%
over PEL
53
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR18
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER15
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE15
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
2019 100% 1
2018 100% 5
2017 100% 3
2016 100% 1
2015 100% 9
2014 100% 7
2013 100% 9
2012 100% 4
2011 100% 7
2010 100% 8
2009 100% 7
2008 100% 10
2007 100% 4
2005 100% 1
2003 100% 4
2001 100% 4
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2015 2.7 1
2013 18.7 1
2010 8.5 1
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2018 0% 2
2015 0% 4
2014 0% 2
2013 0% 4
2012 20% 5
2010 0% 4
2009 0% 9
2008 0% 8
2007 0% 6
2005 0% 1
2003 25% 4
2002 0% 1
2001 0% 3
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Waroquier #2 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2003.

Injury rate, 2003
ⓘ 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 5.87 and the all-US-mining average was 4.43 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 6.06 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. Waroquier Coal Company 1997 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)
2023 0
2022 2
2021 0
2020 0
2019 0
2018 3 5,730
2017 2 2,579
2016 3 5,043
2015 6 28,803
2014 3 6,380
2013 5 18,463
2012 8 6,075
2011 6 20,624
2010 6 31,076
2009 7 24,964
2008 6 38,120
2007 5 62,026
2006 0
2005 0
2004 2 2,708
2003 19 130,000
2002 2 9,562
2001 2 19,814
2000 3 41,895
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Waroquier #2 sits in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.8% 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.
Jefferson County, Pennsylvania · Population 44,099
1.8%
Mining share of county employment
$56,898
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
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 10 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 77 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 49 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 15 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 13 0 0 0.0
Show 88 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
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 12 0 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 1 0
2018 Q4 856 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,154 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 882 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 948 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,182 4 0 3384.1
2017 Q3 135 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 36 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 230 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 538 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 472 1 0 2118.6
2016 Q2 1,194 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 841 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 3,216 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,460 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,313 6 3 2594.0
2015 Q1 2,009 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 287 1 0 3484.3
2014 Q3 590 2 1 3389.8
2014 Q2 1,435 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 947 2 1 2111.9
2013 Q4 1,504 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,171 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,927 2 2 683.3
2013 Q1 1,427 1 0 700.8
2012 Q4 1,448 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,615 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,856 2 0 700.3
2012 Q1 3,211 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,502 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 4,215 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 4,335 4 3 922.7
2011 Q1 2,566 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 4,163 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 4,371 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,315 4 4 1206.6
2010 Q1 3,175 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,813 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,432 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,405 2 2 587.4
2009 Q1 4,307 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 4,580 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 4,612 3 2 650.5
2008 Q2 3,649 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 3,517 3 2 853.0
2007 Q4 2,876 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,622 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,145 6 3 1907.8
2007 Q1 3,791 4 3 1055.1
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q3 0 2 1
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 0 2 1
2005 Q3 0 2 1
2005 Q2 0 0 0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 1,718 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,523 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,742 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,511 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 16,189 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 12,843 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 12,831 1 0 77.9
2003 Q1 9,194 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,273 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,256 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 756 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,275 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,175 3 1 2553.2
2001 Q3 1,622 4 3 2466.1
2001 Q2 1,440 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,404 1 0 712.3
2000 Q4 1,374 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,263 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,016 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,638 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2001 · 1 incident

February 2, 2001 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waroquier Coal Company · Fall from machine

INSTALLING FIRE EXT BRACKET ON D9L DOZER. WAS STEPPING BACK, THOUGHT HE WAS STILL ON PLATFORM AND FELL TO THE GROUND.