Carbon Sales, Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
While using a drill, employees glove got caught in the drill and it twisted their pinky.
Laurel Breaker Coal
Carbon Sales, Inc.
· Facility
Controlled by
Robert Eggleston
Wilkes Barre Township,
Luzerne County,
PA
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3605855
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2012–2025
- Latest incident
- May 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
9
citations
0
significant & substantial
$1,097
proposed penalties
$1,097
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 | 4,110 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 4,730 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 4,575 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 3,884 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 3,789 | 1 | 0 | 263.9 |
| 2024 Q3 | 4,260 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 4,014 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 3,773 | 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
5 on file2025 · 1 incident
2024 · 1 incident
January 10, 2024
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carbon Sales, Inc. · Struck by falling object
Miner was clearing coal from a grate when wind blew one of the grate doors down onto EE's foot. Miner was taken to the hospital and they found that EE had bruising on EE's Right foot.
2023 · 1 incident
Carbon Sales, Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances
Employee was moving portable compressor that had been running for a long time. In doing so, knuckle touched hot metal fitting and received small dime sized burn. Location later got infected.
2020 · 1 incident
April 14, 2020
PA · Coal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Carbon Sales, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
The miner was getting off the loader and twisted a knee when they stepped to the ground.
2012 · 1 incident
December 20, 2012
PA · Coal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Carbon Sales, Inc. · Fall from ladders
Miner was going up a step ladder and the bottom slid out causing him to fall approximately 4 feet. He initially was alright but then felt a sharp pain after about an hour.