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The Casselman Mine Coal

J & J SVONAVEC EXCAVATING, INC. · Surface

Controlled by James J Svonavec

Boynton, Somerset County, PA · Temporarily Idled

MSHA Mine ID: 3610377

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 1
Years on record: 2023
Latest incident: Dec 2023

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2022

citations

significant & substantial

$6,887

proposed penalties

$6,887

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 Q3	314	0	0.0
2025 Q2	92	0	0.0
2025 Q1	250	0	0.0
2024 Q4	4,132	1	242.0
2024 Q3	5,729	0	0.0
2024 Q2	6,793	2	294.4
2024 Q1	7,436	0	0.0
2023 Q4	6,771	7	1033.8

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

2023 · 1 incident

December 16, 2023 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER

J & J SVONAVEC EXCAVATING, INC. · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was released to return to work after being treated for an existing heart condition. EE was assigned to operate a D9T dozer. The foreman accompanied employee to the work area, checked the area & reviewed the assignment with EE. EE was found unresponsive in the cab of the dozer the next morning & the 911 call was made.