Mining Incidents

Slope #2 Coal

S & J Coal Mine · Underground
Controlled by Kerry Harris
Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3609963

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2014
Latest incident
Mar 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
114
citations
21
significant & substantial
$361,570
proposed penalties
$43,978
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 1,440 1 0 694.4
2025 Q3 144 2 0 13888.9
2025 Q2 240 1 0 4166.7
2025 Q1 1,440 1 0 694.4
2024 Q4 360 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 200 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,280 1 0 781.2
2023 Q4 4,470 1 0 223.7
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

2014 · 2 incidents

March 3, 2014 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
S & J Coal Mine · Struck by falling object

Piece of loose slate on roof fell, before timber was properly secure against top.

March 3, 2014 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
S & J Coal Mine · Struck by falling object

Piece of loose slate on roof fell before timber was properly secure against top.