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Buck Mountain Slope Coal

S & M Coal Company · Underground

Controlled by Darryl Koperna

Lykens, Dauphin County, PA · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 3602022

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 2
Years on record: 2008
Latest incident: Dec 2008

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

157

citations

significant & substantial

$216,476

proposed penalties

$102

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
2023 Q1	2,880	0	0	0.0
2013 Q1	1,600	0	0	0.0
2012 Q4	1,920	1	0	520.8
2012 Q3	1,920	1	0	520.8
2012 Q2	1,920	1	0	520.8
2012 Q1	1,440	3	1	2083.3
2011 Q4	1,440	0	0	0.0
2011 Q3	1,440	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

2 on file

2008 · 2 incidents

December 10, 2008 PA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

S & M Coal Company · Struck by falling object

Miner observed bad roof conditions, set a temporary jack to support the roof until permanent roof support could be installed. Part of the roof fell, injuring the miners back.

June 9, 2008 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

S & M Coal Company · Struck by falling object

Unsecure false roof fell on miner striking him on the head causing a concussion and also causing a knee injury due to hyperextension.