Kellar Augering Inc · Fall from machine
slipped off a lowboy to the ground while loading a dump truck
Kellar #1 Coal
Kellar Augering Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
John R Kellar
Boswell, PA,
Somerset County,
PA
·
Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 3609175
Kellar #1 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $883 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
- 2006–2012
- Latest incident
- Jul 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
18
citations
7
significant & substantial
$2,484
proposed penalties
$1,601
paid to date
64% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $883 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
46
inspections on record
652
inspection hours
n/a
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.Rate withheld: 652 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Kellar #1 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $883 outstanding across 0 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.$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$883
outstanding
17 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-04-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Kellar #1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.13 mg/m3 (99% compliant) across 77 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.0.13
dust avg (mg/m3)
3.00
dust max (mg/m3)
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
77
samples
Most recent sample: 2024-07-09.
Silica (quartz)
7.0
silica avg (%)
7.0
silica max (%)
1
samples
Most recent sample: 2004-07-29.
Noise
13%
over PEL
39
samples
Most recent sample: 2024-07-09.
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 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q3 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 434 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 252 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 214 | 1 | 0 | 4672.9 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Q1 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 284 | 1 | 0 | 3521.1 |
| 2021 Q1 | 465 | 1 | 0 | 2150.5 |
| 2017 Q4 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 288 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 717 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 288 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q4 | 246 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 354 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q1 | 393 | 2 | 0 | 5089.1 |
| 2014 Q4 | 296 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 441 | 3 | 0 | 6802.7 |
| 2014 Q2 | 588 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q4 | 410 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 945 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 902 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 354 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 459 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 745 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 516 | 5 | 4 | 9689.9 |
| 2012 Q1 | 246 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q3 | 459 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 819 | 1 | 1 | 1221.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 915 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 429 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 462 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 591 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 1,122 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 624 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 351 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 831 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q1 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q3 | 1,128 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 1,560 | 1 | 1 | 641.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 750 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 1,086 | 1 | 1 | 920.8 |
| 2006 Q3 | 1,076 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 660 | 1 | 0 | 1515.2 |
| 2006 Q1 | 366 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 237 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 1,630 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 1,262 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 1,545 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 1,104 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 1,155 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 1,460 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 736 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2012 · 1 incident
2006 · 1 incident
Kellar Augering Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Running a set of come-a-longs, handle slipped and came up and hit EE in the mouth. Chip in front two teeth.
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The full compliance file on Kellar #1
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.