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Valier Coal Yard Coal

Valier Coal Yard · Facility

Controlled by David D Osikowicz Jr

Valier, Jefferson County, PA · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 3607194

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 6
Years on record: 2000–2005
Latest incident: Mar 2005

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$3,211

proposed penalties

$3,086

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	1,168	0	0	0.0
2025 Q3	1,168	0	0	0.0
2025 Q2	1,168	0	0	0.0
2025 Q1	1,152	0	0	0.0
2024 Q4	1,168	0	0	0.0
2024 Q3	1,260	0	0	0.0
2024 Q2	1,168	0	0	0.0
2024 Q1	576	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

6 on file

2005 · 1 incident

March 30, 2005 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Valier Coal Yard · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Working on crusher v-belts, got fingers of right hand under belt, ring finger and middle finger involved; ring finger taken off below nail above 1st knuckle, middle finger re-attached. per company call 3-20-05. coder 12

2003 · 3 incidents

April 11, 2003 PA · Coal NO VALUE FOUND

Valier Coal Yard · No Value Found

PLUGGING IN A HEATER, PLUG GROUNDED OUT, BLEW FRONT PANEL OFF ELECTRIC BOX, SHOT FLAMES OUT, FLASHED & HE GOT BURNS ON FACE & NECK.

April 9, 2003 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Valier Coal Yard · Struck against stationary object

WHILE SHOVELING, A SPLINTER CAME OFF HANDLE AND PIERCED GLOVE, PUNCTURING HAND.

March 5, 2003 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Valier Coal Yard · Fall to the walkway or working surface

FELL ON ICE.

2001 · 1 incident

September 6, 2001 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner ELECTRICAL

Valier Coal Yard · Flash burns (electric)

COAL FEEDER QUIT RUNNING, WALKED OVER TO INVESTIGATE CONNECTIONS WHILE OBSERVING, EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRIC FLASH. BURNED FINGERS.

2000 · 1 incident

February 7, 2000 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY

Valier Coal Yard · Struck by flying object

REPLACING LOCK ON OFFICE DOOR-CHIP OF METAL SHAVING ENTERED EYE WHILE GRINDING.