Mining Incidents

Job #3 Coal

Tri-Star Mining Inc · Surface
Controlled by George R Beener
Barton, Allegany County, MD  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1800713

Job #3 has $246K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 38 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
32
Years on record
1989–2025
Latest incident
Jan 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
142
citations
57
significant & substantial
$245,801
proposed penalties
$125,751
paid to date
51% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $120,050 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
106
inspections on record
5,355
inspection hours
2.7
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.
142 citations across 5,355 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Job #3 has $246K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 38 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.
$246K
proposed penalties
$126K
current assessed
$126K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
136 assessments are final orders; 38 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-08-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Job #3 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.13 mg/m3 (99% compliant) across 761 samples.

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.
0.13
dust avg (mg/m3)
2.94
dust max (mg/m3)
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
761
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-05-19.
Silica (quartz)
9.1
silica avg (%)
51.4
silica max (%)
57
samples
Most recent sample: 2025-11-13.
Noise
2%
over PEL
324
samples
Most recent sample: 2025-11-05.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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
2025 Q4 25,264 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 22,009 6 3 272.6
2025 Q2 25,302 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 20,760 7 2 337.2
2024 Q4 25,171 2 2 79.5
2024 Q3 21,145 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 26,680 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 22,601 0 0 0.0
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 24,223 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 20,608 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 27,558 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 24,477 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 25,485 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 24,952 3 0 120.2
2022 Q2 21,611 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 22,648 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 25,877 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 24,462 1 0 40.9
2021 Q2 21,587 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 24,802 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 18,874 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 15,133 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 13,079 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 25,297 1 1 39.5
2019 Q4 21,774 1 1 45.9
2019 Q3 25,024 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 23,850 3 3 125.8
2019 Q1 25,510 2 2 78.4
2018 Q4 19,580 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 17,607 1 1 56.8
2018 Q1 21,831 1 1 45.8
2017 Q4 31,112 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 23,492 1 1 42.6
2017 Q2 18,952 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 19,332 1 1 51.7
2016 Q4 27,018 1 1 37.0
2016 Q3 21,076 2 1 94.9
2016 Q2 20,531 5 1 243.5
2016 Q1 18,166 2 2 110.1
2015 Q4 24,355 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 21,191 4 1 188.8
2015 Q2 24,388 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 20,042 1 1 49.9
2014 Q4 23,944 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 19,203 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 22,397 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 19,294 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 24,885 6 2 241.1
2013 Q3 20,472 2 1 97.7
2013 Q2 29,156 6 3 205.8
2013 Q1 24,469 2 0 81.7
2012 Q4 29,329 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 24,015 1 0 41.6
2012 Q2 25,688 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 24,659 3 0 121.7
2011 Q4 32,986 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 31,909 1 1 31.3
2011 Q2 26,916 12 5 445.8
2011 Q1 27,958 7 2 250.4
2010 Q4 30,627 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 30,380 1 1 32.9
2010 Q2 25,218 2 0 79.3
2010 Q1 25,422 2 2 78.7
2009 Q4 23,439 1 0 42.7
2009 Q3 26,393 2 1 75.8
2009 Q2 24,186 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 26,728 4 0 149.7
2008 Q4 22,831 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 25,840 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 22,740 2 0 88.0
2008 Q1 23,814 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 17,874 4 2 223.8
2007 Q3 22,856 6 5 262.5
2007 Q2 21,465 8 3 372.7
2007 Q1 27,389 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 22,599 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 25,839 2 1 77.4
2006 Q2 26,139 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 29,420 1 0 34.0
2005 Q4 25,607 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 31,782 2 0 62.9
2005 Q2 33,684 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 31,548 2 0 63.4
2004 Q4 35,633 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 33,495 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 44,142 1 0 22.7
2004 Q1 34,497 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 42,976 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 35,598 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 40,370 2 0 49.5
2003 Q1 39,115 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 45,982 1 1 21.7
2002 Q3 37,140 1 1 26.9
2002 Q2 41,993 1 0 23.8
2002 Q1 33,343 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 39,979 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 33,711 2 0 59.3
2001 Q2 39,499 1 0 25.3
2001 Q1 29,514 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 29,788 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 23,104 3 0 129.8
2000 Q2 28,404 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 24,192 5 0 206.7

Fatalities at this mine

2 recorded
April 17, 2007 MD · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

A highwall measuring approx 150' long, 180' high, & 75' wide collapsed resulting in fatal injuries to 2 miners that were working beneath the highwall. One was operating an excavator & the other was operating a bulldozer. Examination of the remaining highwall indicates the highwall failure originated at the toe of the columnar section above the Pittsburgh Big Vein coal seam.

April 17, 2007 MD · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

A highwall measuring approx 150' long, 180' high, & 75' wide collapsed resulting in fatal injuries to 2 miners that were working beneath the highwall. One was operating an excavator & the other was operating a bulldozer. Examination of the remaining highwall indicates the highwall failure originated at the toe of the columnar section above the Pittsburgh Big Vein coal seam.

Reportable incidents

30 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2025 · 1 incident

January 14, 2025 MD · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

The Rubber Coupler malfunctioned on a Euclid Rock truck which caused the truck to go into neutral and drift backwards. The Euclid truck upset on the passenger side.

2022 · 1 incident

June 24, 2022 MD · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Stepping down off the ladder on a 375 Komatsu Dozer, missing a step and falling against the dozer.

2019 · 1 incident

2017 · 1 incident

2016 · 1 incident

June 1, 2016 MD · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Fall from machine

Employee was cleaning truck - jumped up on truck and fell off.

2014 · 1 incident

March 21, 2014 MD · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Contractor from Sebold Trucking was walking along the catwalk on Hampshire Hill, Job #436 and fell. He injured his left leg.

2013 · 2 incidents

March 29, 2013 MD · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee states he was shoveling off tracks and couldn't finish, developed major back pain.

February 4, 2013 MD · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Fall from machine

Employee fell off his dozer on Job #419.

2011 · 2 incidents

July 27, 2011 MD · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

Euclid coal hauler spun on wet pavement. Drifted backwards, cut into embankment and upset on passenger side. Employee was not wearing his seatbelt.

June 4, 2011 MD · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was working on the air cleaner when the ladder slipped out from under him. He then cut his right arm on a clamp on the turbo blower.

2010 · 1 incident

July 19, 2010 MD · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was climbing onto Dart Truck platform when his leg slipped out from under him. When he slipped, it must have pulled on his knee, causing the sprain.

2009 · 1 incident

January 12, 2009 MD · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

At the beginning of the shift roads were being treated for ice. EE slipped on the ice, falling on his back side. He thought he was fine but as day went on he became sore. That is when he went to be checked out by a physician.

2007 · 3 incidents

June 19, 2007 MD · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

While operating service truck, employee cut left forearm on side mirror. A slight cut that required 4 stitches.

May 4, 2007 MD · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Shut finger in a Terex door.

March 9, 2007 MD · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Operator was climbing up into the rock truck and pulled a muscle in his shoulder and neck while grabbing the rail.

2006 · 1 incident

January 19, 2006 MD · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR WAS CLIMBING UP ONTO THE ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED & GRABBED THE RAILING.

2005 · 2 incidents

December 29, 2005 MD · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR WAS DISMOUNTING DOZER AND STEPPED ONTO UNEVEN GROUND, THUS CAUSING HIS RIGHT ANKLE TO SPRAIN.

August 11, 2005 MD · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

The #2 BE shovel was loading limestone boulders onto the rock trucks. The shovel operator placed a large boulder on Employee's #3025 rock truck. The boulder fell over striking the side of the truck bed causing the truck to shake suddenly. Employee was jostled causing him to strike his head.

2003 · 1 incident

December 15, 2003 MD · Coal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

ROCK TRUCK DRIVERS WERE DELAYED TO START THEIR SHIFT UNTIL 7:30 AM THAT MORNING DUE TO SNOW ON THE ROADS. EE WAS WALKING FROM HIS PERSONNEL VEHICLE TO THE ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE ROA DWAY CAUSING HIM TO FALL. THE FALL RESULTED IN AN ANGULATED FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT ANKLE WHICH WILL REQUIRE SURGERY TO CORRECT.

1998 · 2 incidents

August 10, 1998 MD · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

EE WAS WALKING THE CAT WALK OF THE CONVEYOR WHEN HE APPARENTLY SLIPPED AND FELL THE THE EARTH BELOW, A DISTANCE OF 8 FT. THE FALL CAUSED 5 BROKEN RIBS.

May 7, 1998 MD · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AN EE OF ALLEGHENY BELTING UNDER THEIR OWN EXLUCSIVE SUPERVISION WAS INJURED WHILE WORKING ON TRI STAR MINING S CONVEYOR BELT. A HOOK ATTACHED TO A CALBE CAME UNLEASHED AND STRUCK EE IN THE HE AD CAUSING A POSSIBLE CONCUSSION.

1997 · 2 incidents

October 9, 1997 MD · Coal drill operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM IRDM50 ROTARY DRILL WHENHE STEPPED UPON A STONE CAUSING THE TWISTING OS HIS KNEE. THE TWISTING OF HIS RIGHT KNEE PULLED A MUSCLE IN THE KNEE CAUSING HIS KNEE TO SWELL

March 13, 1997 MD · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN OUT OF A CLINE TRUCK WHEN HIS FOOT CAME DOWN ON A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO LOSSE HIS BALANCE AND TWIST HIS ANKLE.

1995 · 1 incident

March 21, 1995 MD · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

MINER WAS FEEDING THE ROTORY BREAKER WITH FRONT END LOADER, THE GRATE ON THE HOPPER CLOGGED UP WITH MATERIAL. THE MINER STOPPED THE LOADER, DISMOUNTED THE MACHINE & THEN PROCEEDED TO CLEAR THE GRATE. WHEN HE INITIATED THE HYDRAULIC VALVE, THE GRATE TILTED BACK, A PIECE OF ROCK ROLLED OFF THE GRATAE & FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT FRACTURING THE GREAT TOE.

1994 · 2 incidents

August 11, 1994 MD · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A CLINE COAL HAULING TRUCK. A BEE FLEW IN THE WINDOW AND STUNG THE DRIVER ON THE ARM.

May 3, 1994 MD · Coal shopman repair cars, mechanic HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

UPON LIFTING ROLL OF PLASTIC FROM POWDER TRUCK, SUPPOSEDLY STRETCHED BACK MUSCLES.

1992 · 1 incident

November 5, 1992 MD · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DUMPING A LOAD OF OVERBURDEN FROM A EUCLID R100 END DUMP, THE HAULROAD AND EMBANKMENT GAVE WAY CAUSING THE ROCK TRUCK TO PLUMMET OVER A 35 FT EMBANKMENT.

1991 · 1 incident

August 5, 1991 MD · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Fall from machine

WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM ROAD GRADER, EMPLOYEE JUMPED CAUSING MINER INJURIES TO THE RIBS AND ELBOW WITH BRUISES TO THE FOREHEAD.

1990 · 1 incident

1989 · 1 incident

August 14, 1989 MD · Coal superintendent POWERED HAULAGE
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPER COAL TRUCK ENTERED CURVE IN HAUL ROAD PICKUP ENTERED SAME CURVE FORM O0PP DIRECTION DISTRACTED BY PARKED VEHICLE NEAR ROAD V EERED L OF CENTER AND COLLIDED WITHEMP TRUCK DAMAGE TO PICKUP CRACKED OIL PAN AND LEFT HEAD LIGHT ON TRUCK

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The full compliance file on Job #3

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.