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Ralphton Mine Coal

Coal Loaders, Inc. · Surface

Controlled by Edward J Ratay Jr

Boswell, Somerset County, PA · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 3609881

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 1
Years on record: 2019
Latest incident: Feb 2019

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2010

citations

significant & substantial

$17,336

proposed penalties

$16,594

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	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	695	0	0.0
2025 Q3	749	0	0.0
2025 Q2	2,309	0	0.0
2025 Q1	2,369	0	0.0
2024 Q4	4,307	0	0.0
2024 Q3	4,942	0	0.0
2024 Q2	6,619	3	453.2
2024 Q1	5,226	1	191.4

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

2019 · 1 incident

February 6, 2019 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE

Coal Loaders, Inc. · Fall from machine

Mechanic standing on steps of rock truck. Operating controls while assisting other mechanic. The part of the truck EE was controlling started to move and they leaned away, lost balance, and fell backwards to the ground. Landed on their back and struck back of head.