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Yenzi Strip #3 Mine: 27 MSHA citations Coal

Original Fuels Inc · Surface
Controlled by David D Osikowicz Jr
Reynoldsville, Jefferson County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3605828

Yenzi Strip #3 Mine has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $764 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1996–1998
Latest incident
Apr 1998
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
27
citations
10
significant & substantial
$3,109
proposed penalties
$2,345
paid to date
75% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $764 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Original Fuels Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
82
inspections on record
962
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: 962 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Yenzi Strip #3 Mine has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $764 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$764
outstanding
27 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-18.
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.
37.0%
significant & substantial
7.4%
high negligence or reckless
37.0%
reasonably likely or greater
11.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 40.7% low, 51.9% moderate, 7.4% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Yenzi Strip #3 Mine shows 97% of 68 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: 2020-03-26, 6 years ago
97%
within 1.5 mg/m3
68
samples
2.47
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.
51 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 17 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR35
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER21
  • MECHANIC7

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2020-02-18, 6 years ago
2.8
silica avg (%)
4
samples
6.1
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR4
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: 2020-02-11, 6 years ago
17%
over PEL
29
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR13
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER9
  • MECHANIC4
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
2020 100% 2
2019 100% 6
2018 100% 3
2017 100% 1
2013 100% 3
2012 100% 4
2011 100% 6
2010 100% 4
2009 100% 2
2008 100% 4
2007 100% 2
2006 100% 1
2005 80% 5
2004 100% 6
2003 100% 9
2002 67% 3
2001 100% 3
2000 100% 4
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2020 6.1 1
2019 1.4 1
2018 2.2 1
2003 1.3 1
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2020 0% 1
2019 0% 1
2018 0% 1
2017 0% 1
2013 0% 3
2012 0% 2
2011 0% 3
2010 0% 1
2009 0% 2
2008 0% 2
2007 0% 2
2005 0% 1
2004 50% 2
2003 0% 2
2002 100% 3
2001 50% 2
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. John R Yenzi Jr 1975 to 2010
  2. Leonard W. Yenzi Company 2010 to 2017
  3. Original Fuels Inc 2017 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)
2026 0
2025 1
2024 0
2023 0
2022 0
2021 0
2020 1 7,022
2019 2 22,946
2018 2 33,336
2017 0
2016 0
2015 0
2014 1
2013 2 11,048
2012 3 29,195
2011 4 33,502
2010 3 14,744
2009 1 3,712
2008 2 11,513
2007 2 9,520
2006 2 12,712
2005 2 13,732
2004 2 15,181
2003 2 23,109
2002 2 16,706
2001 2 23,535
2000 8 19,505
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Yenzi Strip #3 Mine 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
2026 Q2 0 0 0
2026 Q1 0 0 0
2025 Q4 337 1 0 2967.4
2025 Q3 598 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
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 278 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 726 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 618 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 803 4 0 4981.3
2019 Q4 658 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 697 1 0 1434.7
2019 Q2 948 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,001 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,182 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,485 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,008 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,139 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 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 0 0 0
2014 Q3 54 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 112 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 42 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,200 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,479 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,440 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,493 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,486 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,450 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,440 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,750 2 0 1142.9
2011 Q2 1,700 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,430 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,492 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,900 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 360 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 720 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 640 1 1 1562.5
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 320 1 0 3125.0
2008 Q3 960 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 860 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 640 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 960 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 320 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 590 2 1 3389.8
2007 Q1 320 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 840 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 840 2 1 2381.0
2006 Q2 416 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 800 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 960 2 1 2083.3
2005 Q3 960 1 1 1041.7
2005 Q2 640 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 320 2 1 6250.0
2004 Q4 768 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 832 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 420 1 0 2381.0
2004 Q1 832 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 960 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 960 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 896 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 896 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 880 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 840 1 1 1190.5
2002 Q2 832 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 808 1 1 1237.6
2001 Q4 480 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 336 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 192 2 1 10416.7
2001 Q1 304 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 240 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 256 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 320 1 0 3125.0
2000 Q1 576 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1998 · 1 incident

April 30, 1998 PA · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
John R Yenzi Jr · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOST FOOTING CAUGHT FOOT AND LEG BETWEEN TWO LOGS AND FELL SIDEWAYS TWISTING KNEE.

1996 · 2 incidents

May 22, 1996 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer ELECTRICAL
John R Yenzi Jr · Contact with hot objects or substances

STARTING PONY MOTOR ON DRAGLINE, HAD GAS ON HAND, SPARK FROM BATTERY CAUGHT HAND ON FIRE, WENT TO HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.