Mining Incidents

Atlas Anthracite Coal Corporation: 67 MSHA citations Coal

Atlas, Northumberland County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3609843

Atlas Anthracite Coal Corporation has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2011–2020
Latest incident
Oct 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
67
citations
14
significant & substantial
$8,727
proposed penalties
$8,727
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2010
53
inspections on record
1,880
inspection hours
3.6
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
67 citations across 1,880 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Atlas Anthracite Coal Corporation has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$9K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
67 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-11.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
20.9%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
20.9%
reasonably likely or greater
20.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 71.6% low, 28.4% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Atlas Anthracite Coal Corporation shows 99% of 172 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

Health sampling
A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Respirable coal dust
Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.

Last sampled: 2026-06-25
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
172
samples
2.71
dust max (mg/m3)
1
over MSHA ECV
The excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
126 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 46 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • LABORER/BLACKSMITH40
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER30
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR29

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2025-12-18
12.0
silica avg (%)
11
samples
46.8
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • LABORER/BLACKSMITH7
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR2
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR2

Noise
The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.

Last sampled: 2025-12-17
7%
over PEL
108
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER25
  • LABORER/BLACKSMITH24
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR17
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Respirable coal dust by year
Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2026 100% 5
2025 100% 13
2024 100% 8
2023 95% 21
2022 100% 12
2021 100% 3
2020 100% 5
2019 100% 11
2018 100% 7
2017 100% 6
2016 100% 13
2015 100% 16
2014 100% 8
2013 100% 22
2012 100% 13
2011 100% 7
2010 100% 2
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2025 2.9 1
2024 1.4 1
2023 4.0 2
2022 46.8 3
2018 42.5 1
2015 0.7 1
2013 2.7 2
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2025 0% 8
2023 0% 9
2022 14% 7
2021 0% 5
2020 0% 6
2019 0% 7
2018 0% 9
2017 0% 6
2016 0% 8
2015 0% 5
2014 27% 11
2013 11% 18
2012 40% 5
2011 0% 2
2010 0% 2
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Atlas Anthracite Coal Corporation recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.

Injury rate, 2025
This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.19 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 2.63 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2025 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2024 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2023 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2022 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2016 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2013 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2012 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. D. Molesevich & Sons Construction Co., Inc. 2010 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
2026 12 500
2025 13 1,350
2024 13
2023 17 1,710
2022 14 3,280
2021 11
2020 10
2019 12 443
2018 12 12,762
2017 13 15,860
2016 13 14,089
2015 12 24,904
2014 12 29,232
2013 10 28,055
2012 12 24,661
2011 11 16,652
2010 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Atlas Anthracite Coal Corporation sits in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.6% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania · Population 90,925
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$57,948
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2026 Q2 3,889 1 1 257.1
2026 Q1 4,884 1 0 204.8
2025 Q4 4,611 1 0 216.9
2025 Q3 6,147 1 0 162.7
2025 Q2 6,110 8 0 1309.3
2025 Q1 6,399 1 0 156.3
2024 Q4 5,082 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,436 4 0 735.8
Show 57 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 4,443 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 5,182 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 5,392 1 0 185.5
2023 Q3 6,419 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 7,066 5 2 707.6
2023 Q1 7,072 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 5,043 2 0 396.6
2022 Q3 5,556 2 2 360.0
2022 Q2 5,291 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 4,283 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 4,405 2 1 454.0
2021 Q3 3,655 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 4,443 4 1 900.3
2021 Q1 3,556 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 3,885 1 0 257.4
2020 Q3 3,700 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 4,378 1 0 228.4
2020 Q1 3,602 1 0 277.6
2019 Q4 4,363 1 0 229.2
2019 Q3 3,755 3 1 798.9
2019 Q2 4,477 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 4,450 1 0 224.7
2018 Q4 5,096 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 3,736 1 0 267.7
2018 Q2 4,892 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 4,616 1 0 216.6
2017 Q4 4,465 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 5,323 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 4,555 2 1 439.1
2017 Q1 3,935 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 4,815 2 0 415.4
2016 Q3 5,052 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 5,884 1 0 170.0
2016 Q1 5,823 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 4,817 1 0 207.6
2015 Q3 5,566 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 4,424 3 1 678.1
2015 Q1 4,528 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 4,714 2 0 424.3
2014 Q3 5,633 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 4,414 1 0 226.6
2014 Q1 4,776 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 4,734 2 1 422.5
2013 Q3 5,812 2 0 344.1
2013 Q2 4,178 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 5,414 2 0 369.4
2012 Q4 4,488 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 6,446 2 1 310.3
2012 Q2 6,494 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 7,172 2 2 278.9
2011 Q4 5,782 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 5,913 1 0 169.1
2011 Q2 3,808 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 3,849 1 0 259.8
2010 Q4 2,955 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,266 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 106 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2020 · 1 incident

2011 · 1 incident

November 13, 2011 PA · Coal miner, prospector, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
D. Molesevich & Sons Construction Co., Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

The injury occurred on a Sunday which is a non-workday for the company. The injured is not an employee but rather an investor/parts runner. The injured was conduction his usual routine parts evaluation and from what he recalls he slipped and fell landing on his arm which became fractured. The injured believes he may have blacked out causing him to lose footing. No witness.