Mining Incidents

Tuscarora Breaker Coal

Controlled by David B Kuperavage
Middleport, Schuylkill County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3606428

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2015
Latest incident
Mar 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
121
citations
38
significant & substantial
$13,183
proposed penalties
$12,883
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 1,455 1 0 687.3
2025 Q3 1,537 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,423 3 2 2108.2
2025 Q1 1,593 1 0 627.7
2024 Q4 1,500 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,391 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,417 1 0 705.7
2024 Q1 1,693 1 1 590.7
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2015 · 2 incidents

March 20, 2015 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
South Tamaqua Coal Pockets, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While cleaning a railroad car for loading, employee slipped and injured his left knee.

2013 · 2 incidents

August 29, 2013 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
South Tamaqua Coal Pockets, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Standing next to bin loading a truck with slate and something flew in to his eye

August 16, 2013 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
South Tamaqua Coal Pockets, Inc. · Struck by falling object

While replacing a return idler on the raw coal feed conveyor, the new idler slipped off the mounting bolts and struck the left forearm.

2008 · 1 incident

December 22, 2008 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kuperavage Enterprises Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE and another EE were moving 50lb bags of magnatite. He said he felt a twist, thought he must have pulled his back. Worked a full day and did not report until following day.

2003 · 1 incident

January 15, 2003 PA · Coal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kuperavage Enterprises Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS SORTING ROCK FROM COAL WHEN RIGHT HAND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO ROCKS, INJURING THUMB & RIGHT HAND.

2000 · 2 incidents

January 12, 2000 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kuperavage Enterprises Inc. · Fall from machine

EE WAS LOOSENING BOLT ON ENGINE REMOVAL ON D9 DOZER.. TOOL SLIPPED OFF NUT, EE LOST HIS BALANCE, FALLING TO GROUND. PAIN ON RIGHT SIDE--RIB AND SHOULDER BRUISED.

January 6, 2000 PA · Coal grader operator, roadgrader operator MACHINERY
Kuperavage Enterprises Inc. · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS LODDING MUD FROM MUD DAM USING A GRADE ALL. WHIEL DUMPIN BUCKET OF MUD, IT SPLASHED BACK INTO WIDNOW SPLASHING HIM IN THE EYES WITH MUD. ADMINISTERED FIRST AID ON JOB SITE. WEN T TO EMERGENCY ROOM AT GOOD SAMARITON HOSPITAL FOR FURTHER CLEANING. WAS SENT TO DR. FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.