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FIEG BROS COAL CO. Coal

FIEG BROS COAL CO. · Surface

Controlled by Scott E Fieg

Berlin, Somerset County, PA · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 3607928

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 6
Years on record: 2002–2015
Latest incident: Sep 2015

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

178

citations

significant & substantial

$38,274

proposed penalties

$38,037

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	955	0	0	0.0
2025 Q3	721	0	0	0.0
2025 Q2	728	0	0	0.0
2025 Q1	637	0	0	0.0
2024 Q4	683	0	0	0.0
2024 Q3	681	0	0	0.0
2024 Q2	482	0	0	0.0
2024 Q1	2,120	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

2015 · 1 incident

September 21, 2015 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Fieg Bros Coal Co. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was tightening a bolt and had pain in left shoulder, notified office on 9/28/15. Went to emergency room on 9/26/15 with pain in shoulder and starting down his arm and they said he need to see an orthopedic doctor. Appointment on Wed 9/30/15.

2011 · 1 incident

December 9, 2011 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Fieg Bros Coal Co. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was standing on tracks on dragline. He reached under cab to open a door and dislocated his right shoulder.

2010 · 1 incident

December 3, 2010 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Fieg Bros Coal Co. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was walking to his truck from dragline after his shift. The ground was uneven and snow covered.

2006 · 1 incident

June 1, 2006 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Fieg Bros Coal Co. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING 6" BEARING IN BAR ON D-10. TAPPING IN THE BEARING CAME OFF AND WENT INTO RIGHT KNEE

2002 · 2 incidents

December 11, 2002 PA · Coal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Fieg Bros Coal Co. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING IN A SMALL SPACE BETWEEN ENGINE AND BATTERY BOX. EE WENT TO STEP UP AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE BATTERY BOX. THE RIGHT FOOT DIDN'T MOVE AND HE "STOOD UP I TWISTED MY KNEE"

October 4, 2002 PA · Coal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Fieg Bros Coal Co. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE GETTING OFF MACHINE (DRAGLINE) HOLDING ONTO A PAD ON TRACKS WITH RIGHT HAND, HIS RIGHT FOOT LANDED ON A ROCK THAT STARTED TO MOVE. KEPT HOLDING ON TO AVOID A FALL BACKWARDS. HIS SHOULDER BECAME DISLOCATED-THEN FELL AND LANDED ON HIS REAR.