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Kassa Breaker Coal

Silverbrook Anthracite Inc · Facility

Controlled by Vincent Kassa

Laflin, Luzerne County, PA · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 3601708

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 2006–2012
Latest incident: Apr 2012

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

101

citations

significant & substantial

$175,279

proposed penalties

$119,826

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
2025 Q3	2,125	0	0	0.0
2025 Q2	2,288	1	1	437.1
2025 Q1	4,706	0	0	0.0
2024 Q4	4,955	1	0	201.8
2024 Q3	3,122	0	0	0.0
2024 Q2	3,185	1	0	314.0
2024 Q1	3,507	2	0	570.3
2023 Q4	3,127	0	0	0.0

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

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2012 · 1 incident

April 13, 2012 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Silverbrook Anthracite Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was attempting to loosen a binder holding a piece of equipment on a lowboy trailer. Binder unexpectedly popped open & he was hit in the forehead with the handle, while wearing his hard hat. Called 911 & taken to ER. Treated & released.

2011 · 1 incident

November 26, 2011 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE

Silverbrook Anthracite Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EE said there was a piece of coal in the belt tailpiece. Stuck his hand into the moving belt and got pulled in. His arm got wrapped around the end pulley on the conveyor belt.

2006 · 1 incident

April 21, 2006 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Silverbrook Anthracite Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE's were loading scrap tin to be recycled. The employee moved to lift a heavier piece of scrap to uncover the tin; he pulled a muscle in his back.