Mining Incidents

Kasubick #4: 25 MSHA citations Coal

Kasubick Brothers Coal Co. · Surface
Henderson, Clearfield County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3602733

Kasubick #4 has $2K 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
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
25
citations
10
significant & substantial
$2,387
proposed penalties
$2,387
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
82
inspections on record
983
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 983 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Kasubick #4 has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
25 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-12-18.
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.
40.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
40.0%
reasonably likely or greater
28.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 4.0% none, 12.0% low, 84.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Kasubick #4 shows 98% of 116 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: 2021-07-14, 5 years ago
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
116
samples
2.85
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.
61 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 55 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR65
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER27
  • HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR14

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2017-12-14, 8 years ago
11.2
silica avg (%)
2
samples
21.8
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • 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: 2020-10-14, 5 years ago
2%
over PEL
47
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER21
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR15
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE10
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
2021 100% 3
2020 100% 7
2019 100% 11
2018 100% 8
2017 88% 8
2016 100% 12
2015 100% 5
2014 100% 6
2013 100% 6
2012 100% 1
2008 100% 4
2007 100% 4
2006 100% 7
2005 100% 7
2004 92% 13
2003 100% 4
2002 100% 2
2001 100% 4
2000 100% 4
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2017 0.5 1
2004 21.8 1
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2020 0% 1
2019 0% 4
2018 0% 2
2017 0% 1
2016 0% 2
2014 0% 2
2013 0% 6
2012 0% 2
2011 0% 2
2009 0% 5
2008 0% 4
2007 0% 2
2005 0% 2
2004 0% 2
2003 0% 2
2002 0% 2
2001 25% 4
2000 0% 2
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Kasubick Brothers Coal Company 1950 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)
2022 0
2021 2 1,868
2020 2 4,451
2019 2 3,880
2018 2 5,002
2017 2 7,334
2016 2 6,321
2015 2 6,259
2014 2 4,921
2013 2 4,840
2012 2 7,420
2011 2 7,434
2010 2 7,778
2009 3 7,910
2008 3 9,373
2007 2 10,369
2006 2 12,333
2005 2 9,300
2004 2 9,759
2003 2 11,359
2002 2 14,856
2001 2 17,178
2000 2 9,461
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Kasubick #4 sits in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.3% 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.
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania · Population 78,902
1.3%
Mining share of county employment
$60,181
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
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 480 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 790 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 880 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 400 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,020 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,120 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,080 0 0 0.0
Show 81 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2020 Q1 540 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,040 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,100 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 980 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 550 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,080 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,180 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,110 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 540 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,010 1 0 990.1
2017 Q3 1,120 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,020 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 640 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,060 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,020 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 960 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 560 1 0 1785.7
2015 Q4 940 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 920 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,040 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 160 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 980 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,120 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,040 1 1 961.5
2014 Q1 440 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 940 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 960 5 1 5208.3
2013 Q2 1,160 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 780 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 960 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,040 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,390 1 0 719.4
2012 Q1 1,360 2 2 1470.6
2011 Q4 720 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,450 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,120 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 352 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 920 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 900 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,040 1 0 961.5
2010 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 850 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 650 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,170 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,300 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,200 3 2 2500.0
2008 Q3 1,470 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 910 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 800 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 780 1 1 1282.1
2007 Q3 980 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 840 1 1 1190.5
2007 Q1 640 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 949 1 0 1053.7
2006 Q3 980 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 920 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 960 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 976 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,040 1 1 961.5
2005 Q2 1,104 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 568 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,056 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 720 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 976 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 496 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 912 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 960 1 0 1041.7
2003 Q2 1,040 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 968 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,200 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,056 1 0 947.0
2002 Q1 864 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,120 1 0 892.9
2001 Q3 1,088 2 1 1838.2
2001 Q2 1,120 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 896 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,040 1 0 961.5
2000 Q3 912 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 784 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 624 0 0 0.0

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.