Mining Incidents

King #1 Coal

King Coal Sales Inc · Surface
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 file

2018 · 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

Employee was laying on left side cutting/burning pins. Spark flew back and burnt employee on right ear.

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.