Employee was laying on left side cutting/burning pins. Spark flew back and burnt employee on right ear.
King #1 Coal
King Coal Sales Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
John A Decker; Tim Decker
Morrisdale,
Clearfield County,
PA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3607670
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2004–2018
- Latest incident
- Dec 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
105
citations
44
significant & substantial
$13,941
proposed penalties
$13,675
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 | 1,558 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 1,558 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 1,558 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 1,557 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 1,557 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 1,557 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 1,062 | 1 | 0 | 941.6 |
| 2024 Q1 | 1,209 | 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 file2018 · 2 incidents
December 17, 2018
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
King Coal Sales Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
February 6, 2018
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
King Coal Sales Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
On the morning of the injury, the weather was freezing rain, then turned to snow. The temperature was approx. 14-15 degrees. EE exited the dozer. Once ee was on the ground, took two steps and stepped on a 5' patch of ice which was covered with snow. EE's feet went out from under self. EE fell directly on right shoulder.
2007 · 1 incident
December 13, 2007
PA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
King Coal Sales Inc · Fall from machine
Getting off dozer to check oil, he slipped, falling and hitting his head.
2005 · 1 incident
August 4, 2005
PA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
King Coal Sales Inc · Fall from machine
STEPPING DOWN FROM DOZER AND FELL THUS LANDING ON HIS SHOULDER
2004 · 1 incident
March 5, 2004
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
King Coal Sales Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
TRAMPED DOWN ON UNEVEN GROUND AND KNEE POPPED, THUS TORE A CARTILEDGE.