Wilson Creek Energy LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was repairing the discharge line for a surface pump. While cutting the discharge line off of a coupler, his knife slipped and he stabbed his left thumb.
Wilson Creek Surface Mines: 33 MSHA citations Coal
Wilson Creek Energy LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Quintana Capital Group GP Ltd
Somerset,
Somerset County,
PA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3609888
Wilson Creek Surface Mines has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $313 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2011–2012
- Latest incident
- Oct 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
33
citations
9
significant & substantial
$7,905
proposed penalties
$7,592
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $313 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
35
inspections on record
991
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 991 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Wilson Creek Surface Mines has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $313 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$313
outstanding
32 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-01-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.27.3%
significant & substantial
15.2%
high negligence or reckless
27.3%
reasonably likely or greater
12.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 42.4% low, 42.4% moderate, 15.2% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Wilson Creek Surface Mines shows 100% of 183 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
Health sampling
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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
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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: 2024-04-30
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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.100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
183
samples
1.35
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
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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.123 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 60 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR80
- REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE46
- BACKHOE OPERATOR23
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2023-04-17, 3 years ago27.7
silica avg (%)
3
samples
42.5
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR3
Noise
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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: 2024-01-08
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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.0%
over PEL
64
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE25
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR22
- BACKHOE OPERATOR12
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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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
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 100% | 5 |
| 2023 | 100% | 7 |
| 2022 | 100% | 7 |
| 2021 | 100% | 1 |
| 2020 | 100% | 7 |
| 2019 | 100% | 5 |
| 2018 | 100% | 18 |
| 2017 | 100% | 20 |
| 2016 | 100% | 15 |
| 2015 | 100% | 29 |
| 2014 | 100% | 20 |
| 2013 | 100% | 16 |
| 2012 | 100% | 14 |
| 2011 | 100% | 19 |
Silica (quartz) by year
| Year | silica avg (%) | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 39.5 | 1 |
| 2022 | 42.5 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1.1 | 1 |
Noise by year
| Year | over PEL | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0% | 1 |
| 2022 | 0% | 3 |
| 2020 | 0% | 3 |
| 2018 | 0% | 5 |
| 2017 | 0% | 6 |
| 2016 | 0% | 4 |
| 2015 | 0% | 11 |
| 2014 | 0% | 6 |
| 2013 | 0% | 5 |
| 2012 | 0% | 8 |
| 2011 | 0% | 12 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Wilson Creek Surface Mines recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2015.
Injury rate, 2015
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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
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.76 and the all-US-mining average was 2.72 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 3.79 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.
| Year | total case rate | days-away | fatal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2014 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2013 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2012 * | 5.25 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2011 * | 3.04 | 3.04 | 0.000 |
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
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
- Wilson Creek Energy LLC 2010 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 4,783 |
| 2023 | 1 | 13,282 |
| 2022 | 2 | 13,138 |
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 131 |
| 2018 | 8 | 20,486 |
| 2017 | 9 | 32,181 |
| 2016 | 6 | 9,613 |
| 2015 | 11 | 44,663 |
| 2014 | 17 | 61,646 |
| 2013 | 19 | 106,896 |
| 2012 | 26 | 79,204 |
| 2011 | 29 | 127,795 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Wilson Creek Surface Mines sits in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.6% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Somerset County, Pennsylvania · Population 73,255
1.6%
Mining share of county employment
$59,378
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q3 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 363 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 107 | 1 | 0 | 9345.8 |
| 2023 Q4 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 304 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 431 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 606 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Q4 | 215 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 234 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 378 | 0 | 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 | 4,165 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 3,712 | 1 | 0 | 269.4 |
| 2018 Q3 | 3,530 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 4,193 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 4,447 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 5,427 | 1 | 0 | 184.3 |
| 2017 Q3 | 6,816 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 6,017 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 1,399 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 3,118 | 1 | 0 | 320.7 |
| 2016 Q3 | 5,471 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 2,291 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 3,200 | 1 | 0 | 312.5 |
| 2015 Q3 | 5,087 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 6,065 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 6,897 | 1 | 0 | 145.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 9,857 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 11,548 | 4 | 2 | 346.4 |
| 2014 Q2 | 12,234 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 12,236 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 9,827 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 11,836 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 7,624 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 6,111 | 3 | 1 | 490.9 |
| 2012 Q4 | 4,202 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 9,652 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 10,963 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 13,259 | 2 | 0 | 150.8 |
| 2011 Q4 | 16,538 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 20,582 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 17,644 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 10,930 | 4 | 3 | 366.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2012 · 1 incident
2011 · 3 incidents
April 2, 2011
PA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wilson Creek Energy LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE was retrieving fuel hose and slipped on fresh snow fall, twisting his ankle.
February 15, 2011
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wilson Creek Energy LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface
He slipped and fell on ice, which had stones sticking out of the ice. When he put down his hand to break his fall, the stones cut his right hand.
February 11, 2011
PA · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wilson Creek Energy LLC · Fall from machine
Employee was descending the ladder on the right side of the loader, his gloved right hand slipped loose from the ladder handrail, causing him to fall backward to the ground. He landed on his back and had the wind knocked out of him. His back was hurting and he reported the accident to the job foreman. The temperature was 15 degrees and there was frost on the equipment.