MINE DETAILS
BISON MINE
MSHA MINE ID3610107
LOCATION
Mine location
1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.
Mine coordinates
- BISON MINE40.83889, -79.67917Open map ↗
Quarterly trends
2025 Q1 – 2026 Q4
Database snapshot · 2026-10-18. MSHA quarterly production and employment reports.
Coal production
0reported short tons
Hours worked
50,765reported employee hours
Tons per hour
0.00production ÷ hours worked
Missing values appear as —. Totals use available reports. Tons per hour requires production and hours for the same quarters and a nonzero hours total. * Striped bars mark partial mine coverage or an incomplete quarter. See the table for coverage.
Quarterly data and reporting coverage
| Quarter | Coal (short tons) | Hours worked | Tons / hour | Avg. employees | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q1 | 0 | 8,335 | 0.00 | 16 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 8,467 | 0.00 | 16 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q3 | 0 | 8,634 | 0.00 | 16 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q4 | 0 | 8,395 | 0.00 | 16 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q1 | 0 | 8,031 | 0.00 | 15 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q2 | 0 | 8,903 | 0.00 | 15 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
Safety and enforcement
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-18
Violations
30 significant & substantial (S&S)
Accident records
00 records classified as fatality
Proposed penalties · USD
453.003 of 3 violations with amounts
On-site inspection hours
255.0011 inspections · 11 with hours
Counts are published records, including contractor records. * The quarter was incomplete at the snapshot date; recent counts may rise as reports arrive. — means no reported amount or hours. Portfolio totals use current membership.
Quarterly safety data
| Quarter | Violations | S&S | Proposed USD | Accident records | Fatality records | Inspections | On-site hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-Q1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32.0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51.8 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39.8 |
| 2025-Q4 | 1 | 0 | 151.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24.8 |
| 2026-Q1 | 1 | 0 | 151.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20.5 |
| 2026-Q2 | 1 | 0 | 151.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50.3 |
| 2026-Q3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36.0 |
| 2026-Q4 * | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Most cited CFR sections
All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.
Safety activity
No matching records in this period.
Safety sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date), and Inspections (begin date). Snapshot 2026-10-18.
Counts describe published rows, including contractor records; accident records are not distinct incidents or numbers of people injured.
Zero means no matching records in the imported sources, not proof of no events. Historical coverage differs by source; absence before a source begins reporting is not a zero incident rate. Invalid or absent dates and records after the snapshot are excluded.
S&S means SIG_SUB=Y. Fatality records use DEGREE_INJURY_CD=01. Proposed penalties are not final assessed or paid amounts; missing dollar values are omitted.
Inspection hours are SUM_TOTAL_ON_SITE_HOURS attributed to the inspection start date, without supervisor/trainee hours. Missing hours are omitted; a started inspection may still be open.
Portfolio totals use current mine membership, including events before the current owner or operator's tenure.
CFR headings link to the current Title 30 index; they are not historical legal determinations.
OWNERSHIP
Operator and controller history
Current ownership comes from MSHA Mines. Historical start and end dates come from MSHA Controller and Operator History.
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Snyder Associated Companies InccontrolsAllegheny Mineral CorporationoperatesBISON MINE
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 3610107Other historical summaries · source-specific periods
RECORD SUMMARY
Production, safety and enforcement
These summaries use the periods stated on each card, independently of the reporting period above.
01 / SAFETYwatch
Accidents and injuries
9 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 63 lost days across the published record.
ACCIDENT + INJURY RECORD6 since 2021
accidentsmine-production-quarterly02 / COMPLIANCEwatch
Violations and penalties
100 violation rows across the full record; 13 carry an S&S flag and $24,252 appears in current assessed amounts.
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY25 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsassessed-violationsorders-107a03 / HEALTHwatch
Occupational health samples
140 personal; 12 area. 1 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 0 noise rows have an action-level or PEL dose above 100%. These are separate measures, not a silica exceedance count. Silica results and sample status are shown separately.
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE152 samples
personal-health-samplesarea-samples04 / PRODUCTIONcontext
Quarterly production and employment
9K employee hours and 15 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
2026-Q20 tons
mine-production-quarterlymine-production-yearly05 / LEGALwatch
Contests, conferences and decisions
22 contested-violation rows, 22 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 8 conference records linked by issuance number.
POST-ISSUANCE LIFECYCLE52 linked rows
conferencescontested-violationscivil-penalty-dockets-decisions06 / CONTRACTORScontext
Contractors
Contractors are linked through this mine’s violation or accident records. Their production and hours cover all their operations, so they are not included in this mine’s totals.
ENTITY-LEVEL CONTEXT9 linked entities
contractor-production-quarterlycontractor-production-yearlyaccidentsviolations07 / INSPECTIONScontext
Inspections
76 inspection events and 2K published inspection hours across the historical record.
OVERSIGHT COVERAGE38 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsHEALTH SAMPLING
Silica and quartz
Coal quartz, metal/nonmetal personal samples and area samples. Snapshot Oct 18, 2026. 18 silica records across the mine’s published history.
Personal silica samples · concentration / limit
Quarterly mean · published C/E ratio
— No eligible measurements. * Quarter in progress. Means describe the available samples, not average exposure across the mine.
Quartz % is the sample’s quartz content; µg/m³ is its reported concentration. Personal C/E is the ratio to the limit published with that sample. Personal and area concentration units and void status are not specified in those source files.
| Date / sample | Dataset / analyte | Occupation / area | Measurement | Sample status | Published action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000000202603594900 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Roof Bolter, Rock | 0× published limitConcentration: 0000.63 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F028F8E |
| 000000202603595000 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Scaling (mechanical) | 0.2× published limitConcentration: 0000.38 · limit: 0001.92Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F028F8E |
| 000000202601888700 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Utility Man | 0× published limitConcentration: 0000.13 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F02DA37 |
| 000000202601670100 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Drill Operator, Rotary | 0× published limitConcentration: 0000.23 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F02DA37 |
| 000000202601670200 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Roof Bolter, Rock | 0× published limitConcentration: 0000.45 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F02DA37 |
| 000000202601670300 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Scaling (mechanical) | 0.37× published limitConcentration: 0000.50 · limit: 0001.35Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F02DA37 |
| 000000202601127900 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Scaling (mechanical) | 1.31× published limitConcentration: 0001.55 · limit: 0001.18Source unit unspecified | Not reported | LAB RESULTS INDICATE EXPOSURE LIMIT EXCEEDEDInspection 6245842 |
| 000000202601128100 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Roof Bolter, Rock | 0× published limitConcentration: 0000.20 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection 6245842 |
| 000000202601128200 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Drill Operator, Rotary | 0× published limitConcentration: 0000.31 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection 6245842 |
Sources and interpretation
- Coal means use numeric concentrations from samples marked not voided, excluding control/invalid sample types and dates after the snapshot. Missing values remain null; reported zeroes remain zero.
- Quarterly means describe available samples, not mine-wide or worker-average exposure. Quarters with no eligible measurements remain empty; the current quarter is partial.
- Personal C/E is MSHA's published concentration-to-limit ratio. A value above 1 is not by itself a citation or a determination under the 2024 silica rule. Personal and area files do not publish a void-status field.
- Area records include bulk-dust analyses and are kept separate from personal exposure results. Their concentration units are not specified in the source dictionary.
- Missing samples do not establish safe conditions. Coal quartz percentage and concentration are separate measures. No compliance threshold is inferred for coal samples.
Coal quartz field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal personal field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal area field definitions ↗
EIA + TITLE 30
EIA production and cited regulations
EIA annual figures are reported separately from MSHA. Regulation links use the current eCFR snapshot.
Not present in the 2024 EIA coal workbook.
This can mean the operation is non-coal, inactive for the annual period, or outside the EIA-7A reporting population.
30 CFR 57.14108Overhead drive belts.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 57.12008Insulation and fittings for power wires and cables.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 57.17001Illumination of surface working areas.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 57.14101Brakes.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 57.15004Eye protection.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 57.12020Protection of persons at switchgear.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 57.20003Housekeeping.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 57.15003Protective footwear.1 recent row ↗
RECENT PUBLIC RECORDS
Recent violations and samples
Latest records retained for inspection; aggregates above use the full source history.
960547957.14108Citation
515245557.12008Citation
920860757.17001Citation
920858257.14101(a)(3)Citation
920858157.14101(a)(3)Citation
9855120—Order
985554857.15004S&S
985236257.12020Citation
Coal dust, noise and other contaminants. Silica records above ↑
Respirable dust, <.1mgFront-end Loader Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% QtzDrill Operator, Rotary
C/E: 00.04Concentration: 0000.40 · limit: 0010.00Source unit unspecified
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% QtzFront-end Loader Operator
C/E: 00.02Concentration: 0000.15 · limit: 0010.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgFront-end Loader Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgFront-end Loader Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgFront-end Loader Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
SOURCE COVERAGE
Reporting dates and coverage
16 datasets contain linked records. Missing datasets are listed below.
DATASETROWSWINDOWSTATUS
Accident, Injuries, and Illnessessafety · contractors9Sep 28, 2015—Jul 31, 2024mine-keyed
Addresses of Recordidentity · logistics1Feb 21, 2025—Feb 21, 2025mine-keyed
Assessed Violationscompliance · legal95May 18, 2015—May 5, 2026mine-keyed
Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisionscompliance · legal22Sep 29, 2017—Oct 6, 2026mine-keyed
Coal Dust Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Conferencescompliance · legal8Oct 13, 2016—Jun 18, 2018mine-keyed
Contested Violationscompliance · legal22Jan 11, 2017—Mar 31, 2026mine-keyed
Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterlycontractors · production · safety2,143Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Contractor Employment and Production — Yearlycontractors · production · safety448Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Controller and Operator Historyidentity · compliance1Jun 25, 2014—Jun 25, 2014mine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Quarterlyproduction · safety · compliance126Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Yearlyproduction · safety · compliance36Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Inspectionssafety · compliance76Feb 23, 2015—Oct 14, 2026mine-keyed
Minesidentity · production · logistics1Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Metal and Nonmetal Area Sampleshealth · safety12Apr 14, 2022—Mar 18, 2026mine-keyed
Metal and Nonmetal Personal Health Sampleshealth · safety140Jun 1, 2017—Sep 2, 2026mine-keyed
Noise Sampleshealth · safety · equipment—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Quartz Samples — Coalhealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Violationscompliance · safety · legal100May 18, 2015—May 5, 2026mine-keyed
107(a) Orders Issuedsafety · compliance—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
NOTES
Limitations
- Contractor production is entity-level and is never represented as mine-attributable.
- Missing rows can mean no event, publication delay, identity mismatch, or inapplicability.