Mining Incidents

Kellar #3 SN #3153 Coal

Controlled by John R Kellar
Creekside, PA, Indiana County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3609305

Kellar #3 SN #3153 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $663 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2008
Latest incident
May 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
17
citations
7
significant & substantial
$2,421
proposed penalties
$1,758
paid to date
73% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $663 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
38
inspections on record
637
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: 637 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 #3 SN #3153 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $663 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
$663
outstanding
17 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-10-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Kellar #3 SN #3153 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.11 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 71 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.
0.11
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.53
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
71
samples
Most recent sample: 2020-10-30.
Silica (quartz)
1.0
silica avg (%)
1.0
silica max (%)
1
samples
Most recent sample: 2020-05-27.
Noise
5%
over PEL
42
samples
Most recent sample: 2020-10-22.
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
2020 Q4 366 2 0 5464.5
2020 Q3 132 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 286 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 110 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 360 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 666 1 0 1501.5
2018 Q1 808 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,187 0 0 0.0
Show 44 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2017 Q3 57 1 0 17543.9
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q2 99 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 469 1 0 2132.2
2014 Q4 0 0 0
2014 Q3 1,017 1 0 983.3
2014 Q2 570 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,117 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 667 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 313 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 751 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,070 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,298 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 129 1 1 7751.9
2012 Q1 132 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 133 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,029 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 558 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 735 3 2 4081.6
2010 Q4 510 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 819 3 2 3663.0
2010 Q2 654 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 804 1 1 1243.8
2009 Q4 534 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q2 444 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 696 2 0 2873.6
2008 Q4 345 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 792 1 1 1262.6
2008 Q2 594 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 120 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 633 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 318 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,200 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,095 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 717 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 250 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 240 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 510 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 498 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 480 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,380 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,693 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2008 · 1 incident

May 27, 2008 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kellar Augering Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

An auger being hoisted with hydraulic cable hoist, slipped off hook and fell on EE's left foot, smashing his toes.

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