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Kassa Breaker Coal

Silverbrook Anthracite Inc · Facility

Controlled by Vincent Kassa

Laflin, Luzerne County, PA  ·  Active

MSHA Mine ID: 3601708

Kassa Breaker has $175K in proposed MSHA penalties and $453 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities

0

Total incidents

3

Years on record

2006–2012

Latest incident

Apr 2012

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

101

citations

36

significant & substantial

$175,279

proposed penalties

$119,826

paid to date

68% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $55,453 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2000

81

inspections on record

2,385

inspection hours

4.2

citations per 100 inspection hours

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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.

101 citations across 2,385 inspection hours.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Kassa Breaker has $175K in proposed MSHA penalties and $453 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition

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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.

$175K

proposed penalties

$120K

current assessed

$120K

paid to date

$453

outstanding

98 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2025-12-10.

Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Kassa Breaker shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.12 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 145 samples.

Health sampling

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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

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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.

0.12

dust avg (mg/m3)

1.42

dust max (mg/m3)

100%

within 1.5 mg/m3

145

samples

Most recent sample: 2025-12-10.

Silica (quartz)

2.3

silica avg (%)

2.9

silica max (%)

6

samples

Most recent sample: 2019-12-23.

Noise

4%

over PEL

96

samples

Most recent sample: 2025-12-10.

Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

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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 Q3	2,125	0	0	0.0
2025 Q2	2,288	1	1	437.1
2025 Q1	4,706	0	0	0.0
2024 Q4	4,955	1	0	201.8
2024 Q3	3,122	0	0	0.0
2024 Q2	3,185	1	0	314.0
2024 Q1	3,507	2	0	570.3
2023 Q4	3,127	0	0	0.0

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Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2023 Q3	3,227	1	0	309.9
2023 Q2	3,480	0	0	0.0
2023 Q1	4,490	0	0	0.0
2022 Q4	6,143	1	0	162.8
2022 Q3	4,112	0	0	0.0
2022 Q2	3,951	1	0	253.1
2022 Q1	4,339	0	0	0.0
2021 Q4	4,017	1	0	248.9
2021 Q3	2,904	1	0	344.4
2021 Q2	2,420	0	0	0.0
2021 Q1	3,287	1	0	304.2
2020 Q4	3,218	0	0	0.0
2020 Q3	2,465	0	0	0.0
2020 Q2	2,788	1	0	358.7
2020 Q1	3,370	0	0	0.0
2019 Q4	3,371	1	0	296.6
2019 Q3	2,877	0	0	0.0
2019 Q2	2,536	5	1	1971.6
2019 Q1	3,341	0	0	0.0
2018 Q4	3,958	0	0	0.0
2018 Q3	2,856	0	0	0.0
2018 Q2	2,789	3	0	1075.7
2018 Q1	3,700	0	0	0.0
2017 Q4	2,444	1	1	409.2
2017 Q3	2,460	0	0	0.0
2017 Q2	2,760	0	0	0.0
2017 Q1	2,840	0	0	0.0
2016 Q4	2,688	10	6	3720.2
2016 Q3	2,392	1	1	418.1
2016 Q2	2,972	0	0	0.0
2016 Q1	2,600	2	1	769.2
2015 Q4	2,560	0	0	0.0
2015 Q3	1,975	1	1	506.3
2015 Q2	1,136	0	0	0.0
2015 Q1	2,912	2	2	686.8
2014 Q4	1,540	0	0	0.0
2014 Q3	2,288	2	1	874.1
2014 Q2	2,600	0	0	0.0
2014 Q1	3,488	2	1	573.4
2013 Q4	2,768	1	0	361.3
2013 Q3	1,440	1	0	694.4
2013 Q2	2,504	0	0	0.0
2013 Q1	2,880	2	1	694.4
2012 Q4	2,840	0	0	0.0
2012 Q3	2,760	0	0	0.0
2012 Q2	740	0	0	0.0
2012 Q1	1,760	4	2	2272.7
2011 Q4	720	15	6	20833.3
2011 Q3	1,240	2	1	1612.9
2011 Q2	1,240	0	0	0.0
2011 Q1	1,540	1	1	649.4
2010 Q4	1,448	0	0	0.0
2010 Q3	1,560	5	1	3205.1
2010 Q2	1,160	0	0	0.0
2010 Q1	2,520	0	0	0.0
2009 Q4	1,460	0	0	0.0
2009 Q3	1,440	5	1	3472.2
2009 Q2	1,480	0	0	0.0
2009 Q1	1,440	4	1	2777.8
2008 Q4	1,440	0	0	0.0
2008 Q3	1,440	0	0	0.0
2008 Q2	1,440	1	0	694.4
2008 Q1	1,440	0	0	0.0
2007 Q4	1,480	0	0	0.0
2007 Q3	1,440	0	0	0.0
2007 Q2	1,440	1	0	694.4
2007 Q1	1,440	0	0	0.0
2006 Q4	1,440	1	1	694.4
2006 Q3	960	0	0	0.0
2006 Q2	1,440	1	1	694.4
2006 Q1	2,400	0	0	0.0
2005 Q4	1,080	0	0	0.0
2005 Q3	720	0	0	0.0
2005 Q2	720	0	0	0.0
2005 Q1	1,440	0	0	0.0
2004 Q4	1,080	2	1	1851.9
2004 Q3	960	0	0	0.0
2004 Q2	720	1	1	1388.9
2004 Q1	1,440	0	0	0.0
2003 Q4	1,080	0	0	0.0
2003 Q3	1,512	0	0	0.0
2003 Q2	720	1	1	1388.9
2003 Q1	960	0	0	0.0
2002 Q4	960	4	0	4166.7
2002 Q3	402	0	0	0.0
2002 Q2	160	1	1	6250.0
2002 Q1	1,080	0	0	0.0
2001 Q4	1,008	3	0	2976.2
2001 Q3	384	0	0	0.0
2001 Q2	720	0	0	0.0
2001 Q1	992	0	0	0.0
2000 Q4	640	0	0	0.0
2000 Q3	240	0	0	0.0
2000 Q2	240	0	0	0.0
2000 Q1	1,008	0	0	0.0

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2012 · 1 incident

April 13, 2012 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Silverbrook Anthracite Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was attempting to loosen a binder holding a piece of equipment on a lowboy trailer. Binder unexpectedly popped open & he was hit in the forehead with the handle, while wearing his hard hat. Called 911 & taken to ER. Treated & released.

2011 · 1 incident

November 26, 2011 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE

Silverbrook Anthracite Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EE said there was a piece of coal in the belt tailpiece. Stuck his hand into the moving belt and got pulled in. His arm got wrapped around the end pulley on the conveyor belt.

2006 · 1 incident

April 21, 2006 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Silverbrook Anthracite Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE's were loading scrap tin to be recycled. The employee moved to lift a heavier piece of scrap to uncover the tin; he pulled a muscle in his back.

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