Mining Incidents

Carbon Plant (Preparation) Coal

Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3602945

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
39
Years on record
2000–2019
Latest incident
May 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
464
citations
149
significant & substantial
$171,991
proposed penalties
$131,425
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 Q4 8,086 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 8,725 4 0 458.5
2025 Q2 9,970 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 9,636 2 0 207.6
2024 Q4 8,060 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 11,110 5 3 450.0
2024 Q2 10,095 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 10,239 33 15 3223.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

39 on file

2019 · 2 incidents

May 2, 2019 PA · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shamokin Filler Company Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

In repairing screener, EE released the open/close lever and in doing so did not anticipate the weight of the equipment. The equipment began to close rapidly and caught EE's finger between the screener and channel iron.

January 14, 2019 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Shamokin Filler Company Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Frozen material jammed auger. Pellet mill operator attempted to free jam by using a metal bar. Bar slipped off of leverage point, pulley recoiled back and pulled hands into belt. Incident resulted in pellet operator losing two fingers on left hand.

2018 · 1 incident

July 2, 2018 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Shamokin Filler Company Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Another EE was driving the forklift. IE and other EE were unloading a container filled with 20 2000lb sacks with no skids under. Other EE had lifted the straps for 1 of the sacks about 1/4 of the way in the truck. IE pinched IE's finger between the sack and the tip of the fork lift. was sent to the er.

2016 · 2 incidents

September 16, 2016 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor STRIKING OR BUMPING
Shamokin Filler Company Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Walking down steps and caught thumb on an upright and bent EE's thumb backwards

June 27, 2016 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shamokin Filler Company Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

Was filling fuel truck and was walking on a narrow walkway and slipped ee grabbed the railing and fell against fuel truck bruising ribs

2015 · 4 incidents

May 17, 2015 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shamokin Filler Company Inc. · Struck against stationary object

while checking the dust collector operator lifted the lid up and removed the clogged dust popped lid up and slid down and cut the operators finger.

February 4, 2015 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Shamokin Filler Company Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

entrance gate got wedged between truck and trailer while it was stuck as the truck pulled away the gate was freed and sling shot backwards and hit the employee in the head ( was wearing a hardhat ) as he fell down he broke his right leg.

January 19, 2015 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator FIRE
Shamokin Filler Company Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances

While shrink wrapping bags with heat gun bag caught on fire he attempted out of impulse to swat the small flame with left hand was wearing latex gloves instead of work gloves. (forgot them at home)

January 11, 2015 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shamokin Filler Company Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Shoveling material into pay loader bucket, while swinging the shovel over to dump it, he hit the edge on bucket slicing his finger

2014 · 7 incidents

October 19, 2014 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shamokin Filler Company Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Working on street sweeper and slipped on oil that was on the motor

September 29, 2014 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shamokin Filler Company Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting and stacking 60 pound bags. Claimed he hurt shoulder/back.

July 29, 2014 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Shamokin Filler Company Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee complained of numbness in left hand and arm while driving forklift. Employee claims this has been ongoing for two weeks. Employee was sent for treatment for left 1st extensor compartment tendonitis and placed on restricted duty.

June 25, 2014 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shamokin Filler Company Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was ducking under the dryer to look at gear when a bolt sticking out of the dryer knocked off his hard hat. When he reacted to catch it, another bolt struck him on the top of his head.

February 24, 2014 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Shamokin Filler Company Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Employee was reaching over pellet mixer and bumped bottom rib on left side.

January 9, 2014 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shamokin Filler Company Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting 60 pound bags of Carb-O-Cite material. He felt sharp pains in his right elbow and couldn't lift any longer.

2013 · 10 incidents

December 30, 2013 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shamokin Filler Company Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was greasing equipment when tarp line caught his boot and he fell injuring his right arm.

December 7, 2013 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shamokin Filler Company Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee attempted to lift latch on tanker truck. Latch was rusted and partially frozen shut. Employee felt a pull in groin and left arm near elbow joint.

September 20, 2013 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shamokin Filler Company Inc. · Struck by falling object

While loading tanker, pulley on chute broke causing chute to fall on employee's left foot.

July 22, 2013 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shamokin Filler Company Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Stacking bagged material into a box bottom. The box bottom shifted on the pallet. He picked up the end of the box bottom to move it back on to the pallet. Did not notice any pain until he got home. Reported incident to supervisor on 07/23/13.

May 22, 2013 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shamokin Filler Company Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was going through the plant doing the morning preventative maintenance checklist. He slipped and fell on the catwalk cutting his left knee and shin.

April 30, 2013 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shamokin Filler Company Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was bending over and shrink wrapping a pallet of material. After he finished wrapping the pallet, his back began to tighten.

March 14, 2013 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Shamokin Filler Company Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

driving loader, was turned so he could see backing up

February 22, 2013 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shamokin Filler Company Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was bagging material when he felt his right arm start to hurt.

February 20, 2013 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shamokin Filler Company Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employee was opening bagged material and material got in his right eye.

January 10, 2013 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shamokin Filler Company Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was dumping barrels, he bent over to pick up empty barrel and started having muscle spasms.

2012 · 6 incidents

September 4, 2012 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Shamokin Filler Company Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Outside Pellet mill, payloader was coming towards him, operator of payloader was brining the bucket downward toward level position, foot was pinched by bucket

August 6, 2012 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Shamokin Filler Company Inc. · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Loading tanker truck with material. Lifted arm to reach for the load chute. Employee heard a "pop".

June 29, 2012 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shamokin Filler Company Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Working on street sweeper changing the hydraulic valve. Employee was wearing safety glasses. Debris in his left eye.

April 24, 2012 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shamokin Filler Company Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was on top of a railcar. Lifted the mat so they can move the car.

February 10, 2012 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shamokin Filler Company Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Step off forklift to check if sack of product was secure.

2011 · 1 incident

January 21, 2011 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shamokin Filler Company Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was cleaning rollers, inside the die. Glove got caught. Injured fingers on his left hand

2010 · 3 incidents

November 20, 2010 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shamokin Filler Company Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Right hand was caught between dryer and chute. Steel ripped EE's skin.

June 16, 2010 PA · Coal FIRE
Shamokin Filler Company Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

Leaves blew under the dryer and ignited the wall. Fire damage is limited to the wall.

2009 · 2 incidents

February 2, 2009 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shamokin Filler Company Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was removing a chute, slipped and fell and fractured his left foot.

2000 · 1 incident

December 6, 2000 PA · Coal FIRE
Shamokin Filler Company Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

CAUSE UNKNOWN. EE STARTED UP THE STREET SWEEPER.APPEARED LOW ON GAS. WENT TO LOOK FOR A GAS CAN.COULD NOT FIND A CLEAN ONE. PUT KEY TO SWEEPER IN THE FOREMAN'S LOCKER. EE WENT HOME.