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Kellar #2: 14 MSHA citations Coal

Kellar Augering · Surface
Controlled by John R Kellar
Hastings, Clearfield County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3609306

Kellar #2 has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $118 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2005
Latest incident
Feb 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
14
citations
6
significant & substantial
$5,562
proposed penalties
$5,035
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $527 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Kellar Augering's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
41
inspections on record
574
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: 574 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 #2 has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $118 outstanding across 1 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$118
outstanding
14 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $4K in penalties contested before the Commission, $4K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-08-30.
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.
42.9%
significant & substantial
14.3%
high negligence or reckless
42.9%
reasonably likely or greater
28.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 50.0% low, 35.7% moderate, 14.3% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
2 citations taken to the federal commission · 14% of citations on record
  • Settled 2 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
10%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$4K proposed, $4K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2008-10-16.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
PENN 2009-27 Settlement Lesnick 2010 $4K → $4K
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Kellar #2 shows 100% of 76 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: 2024-03-21
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
76
samples
0.33
dust max (mg/m3)
0
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.
67 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 9 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • AUGER OPERATOR35
  • AUGER HELPER21
  • COAL TRUCK DRIVER12

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2018-03-26, 8 years ago
0.9
silica avg (%)
1
samples
0.9
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • AUGER OPERATOR1
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

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: 2024-03-21
9%
over PEL
35
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • AUGER OPERATOR14
  • AUGER HELPER11
  • COAL TRUCK DRIVER7
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
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
2024 100% 2
2023 100% 2
2022 100% 2
2020 100% 9
2019 100% 4
2018 100% 2
2017 100% 2
2016 100% 4
2015 100% 4
2014 100% 5
2013 100% 3
2012 100% 9
2011 100% 6
2010 100% 2
2009 100% 3
2008 100% 6
2007 100% 3
2006 100% 6
2005 100% 2
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2024 0% 2
2022 0% 2
2020 33% 3
2019 0% 2
2018 0% 2
2016 33% 3
2015 0% 3
2014 0% 2
2012 0% 6
2011 33% 3
2010 0% 2
2008 0% 3
2005 0% 2
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Kellar Augering 2005 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)
2024 2 802
2023 2 1,240
2022 2 491
2021 3 727
2020 3 6,689
2019 3 4,436
2018 3 2,535
2017 3 1,782
2016 2 6,431
2015 2 2,015
2014 2 2,985
2013 3 10,399
2012 2 6,237
2011 3 6,033
2010 3 8,548
2009 3 7,890
2008 3 22,427
2007 3 16,625
2006 3 16,271
2005 3 11,419
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Kellar #2 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
2024 Q2 104 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 100 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 86 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 170 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 212 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 138 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 227 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 378 0 0 0.0
Show 55 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2020 Q3 185 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 660 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 378 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 188 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 903 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 468 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 170 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 88 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 144 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2016 Q1 1,055 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 210 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 373 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 0 0 0
2014 Q3 207 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 434 1 0 2304.1
2014 Q1 412 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 992 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 774 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 723 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 621 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 919 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 531 2 0 3766.5
2012 Q2 0 0 0
2012 Q1 378 1 0 2645.5
2011 Q4 90 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 240 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 471 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 339 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 360 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 230 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 670 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 264 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 369 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 258 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 378 2 1 5291.0
2009 Q1 756 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,203 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,119 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,098 2 1 1821.5
2008 Q1 735 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,061 4 4 3770.0
2007 Q3 1,278 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,635 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 360 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 876 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 932 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 555 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 321 1 0 3115.3
2005 Q4 1,070 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 120 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 100 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,693 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2005 · 1 incident

February 15, 2005 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Kellar Augering · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Got finger pinched between two augers on 2-15-05 did not report to me until 3-4-05.