Mining Incidents

E O J Strip Mine Coal

E O J Inc · Surface
Controlled by Elizabeth Zaprazny
Blythe Township, Schuylkill County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3607240

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2005
Latest incident
Oct 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
73
citations
12
significant & substantial
$8,369
proposed penalties
$8,223
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 1,603 2 0 1247.7
2025 Q3 1,945 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,173 1 0 460.2
2025 Q1 1,241 1 0 805.8
2024 Q4 1,569 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,866 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,580 2 0 1265.8
2024 Q1 1,220 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

1 on file

2005 · 1 incident

October 7, 2005 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
E O J Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TWO OLT TRUCK DRIVERS CLOSED TAILGATE. ONE DRIVER GOT FINGERS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TAILGATE & THE TRUCK BODY. ONE FINGER WAS SMASHED AND THE TIP OF ANOTHER ONE CUT OFF.