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Shamokin Filler Company, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor and Secretary of Labor v. Shamokin Filler Company, Inc. and Secretary of Labor v. William Rosini, employed by Shamokin Filler Company, Inc. (ALJ decision, April 17, 2015)

Shamokin Filler Company, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor, et al. (FMSHRC PENN 2011-129-M, et al.): Jurisdiction stay lifted and $70,900 ordered paid

Decision type
ALJ decision
Dockets
PENN 2011-129-M, PENN 2009-736-RM, PENN 2009-737-RM, PENN 2009-738-RM, PENN 2009-739-RM, PENN 2009-740-RM, PENN 2009-741-RM, PENN 2009-742-RM, PENN 2009-763-RM, PENN 2009-776-RM, PENN 2009-777-RM, PENN 2009-778-RM, PENN 2009-779-RM, PENN 2009-780-RM, PENN 2010-52-RM, PENN 2010-53-RM, PENN 2010-54-RM, PENN 2010-55-RM, PENN 2010-56-RM, PENN 2010-57-RM, PENN 2010-58-RM, PENN 2010-59-RM, PENN 2010-60-RM, PENN 2010-61-RM, PENN 2010-146-RM, PENN 2010-147-RM, PENN 2010-354-RM, PENN 2010-377-RM, PENN 2010-378-RM, PENN 2010-390-RM, PENN 2010-391-RM, PENN 2010-577-RM, PENN 2010-589-RM, PENN 2010-650-RM, PENN 2010-651-RM, PENN 2010-652-RM, PENN 2010-653-RM, PENN 2010-654-RM, PENN 2010-655-RM, PENN 2010-656-RM, PENN 2010-657-RM, PENN 2010-658-RM, PENN 2011-13-RM, PENN 2011-122-RM, PENN 2009-775-M, PENN 2009-825-M, PENN 2010-63-M, PENN 2010-191-M, PENN 2010-275-M, PENN 2010-291-M, PENN 2010-381-M, PENN 2010-465-M, PENN 2010-515-M, PENN 2010-745-M, PENN 2011-16-M, PENN 2011-104-M, PENN 2011-189-M
Decided
April 17, 2015
Presiding judge
John Kent Lewis
Outcome
Procedural
Precedential status
Final order, not precedent
Checked against source
2026-08-02
Cited standards
30 U.S.C. § 820(c)
Official source
Read the official release (fmshrc.gov)
PDF
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Currency note: this decision dates from 2015
The MSHA standards may have been amended, penalty amounts have been adjusted, and later Commission or court decisions may have changed the analysis since then. Treat this page as historical context, not current compliance advice. Verify the current standard before relying on any specific rule, threshold, or penalty mentioned here.
Final order, not Commission precedent
This decision by a FMSHRC Administrative Law Judge became the final decision of the Commission 40 days after issuance because the Commission did not direct review (30 U.S.C. § 823(d)(1)). It binds the parties but is not binding on the Commission in other cases. The full text below is from the official FMSHRC release.
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Plain-English summary

A 2012 final decision resolving dozens of Shamokin Filler contest and penalty proceedings was stayed while the company challenged MSHA's jurisdiction over its carbon plant. After the Third Circuit affirmed jurisdiction and the Supreme Court denied review, Judge John Kent Lewis lifted the stay. He also amended the earlier order's caption to add omitted contest dockets and correct one docket number. Shamokin Filler was ordered to pay $65,736 and employee William Rosini was ordered to pay $5,164 for an individual-liability proceeding, with dismissal to follow receipt of the total $70,900.

Decision snapshot

  • Governing provision: 30 U.S.C. § 820(c)
  • Outcome: The caption was corrected, the jurisdictional stay was lifted, and Shamokin Filler and William Rosini were ordered to pay $65,736 and $5,164 respectively.
  • Key point: Once appellate review of Mine Act jurisdiction ended, the stayed final order became enforceable and the assessed penalties became due.

Full text (FMSHRC public release)

FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
REVIEW COMMISSION

OFFICE OF
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES

7 PARKWAY CENTER,
SUITE 290

875 GREENTREE ROAD

PITTSBURGH, PA 15220

TELEPHONE: 412-920-7240
/ FAX: 412-928-8689

SHAMOKIN
FILLER COMPANY,      INC.,

Contestant,

v.        

SECRETARY
OF LABOR

MINE
SAFETY AND HEALTH

ADMINISTRATION
(MSHA),

Respondent.

CONTEST
PROCEEDINGS

Docket
No. PENN 2009-736-RM

Citation
No. 7011691; 08/12/2009

Docket
No. PENN 2009-737-RM

Citation
No. 7011692; 08/12/2009

Docket
No. PENN 2009-738-RM

Citation
No. 7011693; 08/13/2009

Docket
No. PENN 2009-739-RM

Citation
No. 7010952; 08/20/2009

Docket
No. PENN 2009-740-RM

Citation
No. 7011695; 08/25/2009

Docket
No. PENN 2009-741-RM

Citation
No. 7011696; 08/25/2009

Docket
No. PENN 2009-742-RM

Citation
No. 7011697; 08/25/2009

Docket
No. PENN 2009-763-RM

Citation
No. 7011699; 08/27/2009

Docket
No. PENN 2009-776-RM

Citation
No. 7011700; 08/31/2009

Docket
No. PENN 2009-777-RM

Citation
No. 7011781; 08/12/2009

Docket
No. PENN 2009-778-RM

Citation
No. 7011782; 08/31/2009

Docket
No. PENN 2009-779-RM

Citation
No. 7011783; 08/31/2009

Docket No.
PENN 2009-780-RM

Citation
No. 7011784; 09/01/2009

SHAMOKIN
FILLER COMPANY,      INC.,

Contestant,

v.        

SECRETARY
OF LABOR

MINE
SAFETY AND HEALTH

ADMINISTRATION
(MSHA),

Respondent.

SHAMOKIN
FILL COMPANY, INC.,

Contestant,

v.

SECRETARY
OF LABOR

MINE
SAFETY AND HEALTH

ADMINISTRATION,
(MSHA),

Respondent.

Docket
No. PENN 2010-52-RM

Citation
No. 7007971; 10/23/2009

Docket
No. PENN 2010-53-RM

Order
No. 7009792; 10/23/2009

Docket
No. PENN 2010-54-RM

Order
No. 7009793; 10/23/2009

Docket
No. PENN 2010-55-RM

Citation
No. 7009794; 10/23/2009

Docket
No. PENN 2010-56-RM

Citation
No. 7011792; 10/21/2009

Docket
No. PENN 2010-57-RM

Order
No. 7011793; 10/21/2009

Docket
No. PENN 2010-58-RM

Order
No. 7011794; 10/21/2009

Docket
No. PENN 2010-59-RM

Order
No. 7011795; 10/21/2009

Docket
No. PENN 2010-60-RM

Order
No. 7011796; 10/21/2009

Docket
No. PENN 2010-61-RM

Order
No. 7011797; 10/21/2009

Docket
No. PENN 2010-146-RM

Citation
No. 7009795; 11/17/2009

Docket
No. PENN 2010-147-RM

Citation
No. 7009796; 11/17/2009

Docket
No. PENN 2010-354-RM

Citation
No. 7000087; 03/04/2010

Docket
No. PENN 2010-377-RM

Citation
No. 7012104; 03/08/2010

Docket
No. PENN 2010-378-RM

Citation
No. 7012105; 03/09/2010

Docket
No. PENN 2010-390-RM

Citation
No. 7012106; 03/16/2010

Docket
No. PENN 2010-391-RM

Citation
No. 7012107; 03/16/2010

Docket
No. PENN 2010-577-RM

Citation
No. 7012685; 06/21/2010

Docket
No. PENN 2010-589-RM

Citation
No. 7012687; 06/23/2010

Docket
No. PENN 2010-650-RM

Citation
No. 7012120; 07/15/2010

Docket
No. PENN 2010-651-RM

Citation
No. 7012441: 07/15/2010

Docket
No. PENN 2010-652-RM

Citation
No. 7012442; 07/15/2010

Docket
No. PENN 2010-653-RM

Citation
No. 7012443; 07/15/2010

Docket No.
PENN 2010-654-RM

Citation
No. 7012669; 07/15/2010

Docket
No. PENN 2010-655-RM

Citation
No. 7012670; 07/15/2010

Docket
No. PENN 2010-656-RM

Citation
No. 7012671; 07/15/2010

Docket
No. PENN 2010-657-RM

Citation
No. 7012672; 07/15/2010

Docket
No. PENN 2010-658-RM

Citation
No. 7012673; 07/16/2010

Docket
No. PENN 2011-13-RM

Citation
No. 7007198; 09/22/2010

Docket
No. PENN 2011-122-RM

Citation
No. 7007528; 12/10/2010

SECRETARY OF
LABOR

MINE
SAFETY AND HEALTH

ADMINISTRATION
(MSHA),

Petitioner,

v.

SHAMOKIN
FILLER COMPANY,      INC.,

Respondent.

Mine
ID: 36-02945

Mine:
Carbon Plant

CIVIL
PENALTY PROCEEDINGS

Docket
No. PENN 2009-775-M

A.C.
No. 36-02945-194224

Docket
No. PENN 2009-825-M

A.C.
No. 36-02945-197364

Docket
No. PENN 2010-63-M

A.C.
No. 36-02945-200482

Docket
No. PENN 2010-191-M

A.C.
No. 36-02945-206331

Docket
No. PENN 2010-275-M

A.C.
No. 36-02945-208680

Docket
No. PENN 2010-291-M

A.C.
No. 36-02945-209018

SECRETARY
OF LABOR

MINE
SAFETY AND HEALTH

ADMINISTRATION
(MSHA),

Petitioner,

v.

WILLIAM
ROSINI, employed by        SHAMOKIN FILLER COMPANY, INC.,

Respondent.

Docket No.
PENN 2010-381-M

A.C.
No. 36-02945-213119

Docket
No. PENN 2010-465-M

A.C.
No. 36-02945-216876

Docket
No. PENN 2010-515-M

A.C.
No. 36-02945-219682

Docket
No. PENN 2010-745-M

A.C.
No. 36-02945-229176

Docket
No. PENN 2011-16-M

A.C.
No. 36-02945-232342

Docket
No. PENN 2011-104-M

A.C.
No. 36-02945-238543

Docket
No. PENN 2011-189-M

A.C.
No. 36-02945-244057

Mine:
Carbon Plant

CIVIL
PENALTY PROCEEDING

Docket
No. PENN 2011-129-M

A.C.
No. 36-02945-241465-A

Mine:
Carbon Plant

ORDER AMENDING
FINAL DECISION AND ORDER

ORDER LIFTING
STAY

ORDER TO PAY

On
October 17, 2012, I issued a Final Decision and Order with respect to the above-captioned dockets. The Final Decision and Order contained several typographical errors and omissions. Several Contest Proceedings were not listed in the caption, despite the fact that the related Civil Penalty Proceedings (and therefore the citations contained in the Contest Proceedings) were settled and contained therein. The omissions include the following:

·        
Docket
Nos. PENN 2010-52-RM, PENN 2010-53-RM, PENN 2010-54-RM and PENN 2010-55-RM dealt with citations contained in Docket No. PENN 2010-191-M.

·        
Docket
Nos. PENN 2010-56-RM and PENN 2010-61-RM dealt with citations contained in contained in Docket Nos. PENN 2010-291-M and PENN 2011-129-M (an individual liability proceeding under §110(c) of the Mine Act).

·        
Docket
Nos. PENN 2010-57-RM and PENN 2010-58-RM dealt with citations contained in Docket No. PENN 2010-381-M.

·        
Docket
Nos. PENN 2010-390-RM and PENN 2010-391-RM dealt with citations contained in Docket No. PENN 2010-515-M.

·        
Docket
No. PENN 2011-13-RM dealt with citations contained in Docket No. PENN 2011-104-M.

·        
Docket
No. PENN 2011-122-RM dealt with citations contained in Docket No. PENN 2011-189-M.

In addition to these omissions, the
Final Decision and Order listed Docket No. PENN 2010-378-RM incorrectly as PENN 2010-387-RM. All of these typographical errors and omissions have been corrected in the in the caption above. Further, it is hereby ORDERED that the Final Decision and Order be AMENDED to reflect these corrections.

The Final Decision and Order was stayed at
the time of issuance to allow the parties to exhaust all appeals and obtain final resolution on whether MSHA had jurisdiction over

Shamokin
Filler Company, Inc.’s facility. On July 11, 2014 the Third Circuit denied Respondents’ petition for review and affirmed the Secretary’s assertion of jurisdiction. Shamokin Filler Company, Inc., v. Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, 772 F.3d 330 (3rd Cir. 2014). On March 23, 2015 the Supreme Court denied cert in the instant matter. Shamokin Filler Company, Inc., v. Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, 2015 WL 1280245 (March 23, 2015). On April 13, 2015 the parties confirmed that the appeals have been exhausted in this matter. Wherefore, it is hereby ORDERED that the stay be LIFTED.

It is further ORDERED that
Shamokin Filler Company, Inc. pay the Secretary of Labor the sum of $65,736.00 within 30 days of the date of this Order.1 William Rosini is also hereby ORDERED to pay the Secretary of Labor the sum of $5,164.00 within 30 days of the date of this Order. Upon receipt of these payments, this matter is DISMISSED.

/s/ John Lewis

John Lewis

Administrative Law Judge

Distribution:

Jessica R. Brown, Esq., Office of the
Solicitor, U.S. Department of Labor, The Curtis Center, Suite 360E, 170 S. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2206

Diana R. Schroeher, Esq., Law Office of
Adele L. Abrams, PC, 4740 Corridor Place, Suite D, Beltsville, MD 20705

/tjb

1Payment should be sent to: MINE
SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, PAYMENT OFFICE, P. O. BOX 790390, ST. LOUIS, MO 63179-0390

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