Mining Incidents

Challenger Yard Coal

Millcreek Processing · Facility
Seward, Indiana County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3608316

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2001–2002
Latest incident
Oct 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
65
citations
25
significant & substantial
$8,504
proposed penalties
$7,980
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 3,945 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,423 2 0 584.3
2025 Q2 3,116 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,931 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,959 3 2 757.8
2024 Q3 3,910 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 3,535 4 1 1131.5
2024 Q1 3,169 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

2 on file

2002 · 1 incident

October 17, 2002 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Millcreek Processing · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATES HE TWISTED KNEE WHILE WALKING ACROSS YARD TO SAMPLE COAL.

2001 · 1 incident

July 18, 2001 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Millcreek Processing · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DISMOUNTING MACHINE SLIPPED ON STEP. AS I SLIPPED HELD ONTO MACHINE HAND RAIL. ALL WEIGHT WAS ON RIGHT ARM CAUSING INJURY.