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K & J Strip Coal

K & J Coal Company Inc · Surface

Controlled by Dale Augenstein; Richard Thornhill

Westover, Clearfield County, PA · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 3600879

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 2
Years on record: 2000–2003
Latest incident: Jan 2003

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$3,685

proposed penalties

$3,685

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2004 Q3	0	0	0
2004 Q2	0	0	0
2004 Q1	1,024	0	0	0.0
2003 Q4	1,536	0	0	0.0
2003 Q3	1,536	0	0	0.0
2003 Q2	1,536	1	0	651.0
2003 Q1	1,512	0	0	0.0
2002 Q4	1,536	2	1	1302.1

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2003 · 1 incident

January 6, 2003 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

K & J Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE ASSISTING MECHANIC IN REPAIR WORK EE SLIPPED ON RUBBER TIRE OF LOADER AND FELL AGAINST LOADER COUNTERWEIGHT. EE FINISHED WORK SHIFT ON DAY OF ACCIDENT AND ALL SCHEDULED SHIFTS UNTIL LAID OFF 1-31-03. EMPLOYER WAS NOTIFIED OF ACCIDENT 1-27-03.

2000 · 1 incident

May 8, 2000 PA · Coal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

K & J Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS BACKING END DUMP UP A 3 TO 4% RAMP TO DUMP. WHEN EE BACKED AGAINST DIRT PILE AT THE TOP OF THE RAMP, THE TRUCK STALLED AND DRIFTED FORWARD ABOUT 100' AND LODGED AND STOPPED ON THE BERM. EE EXITED THE TRUCK ONTO THE OUTSLOPE OF THE BERM. ONCE ON THE GROUND, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL DOWN THE SLOPE AND SUFFERED MULTIPLE LACERATIONS AND BRUISES.