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.
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.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Kellar #3 SN #3153 shows 100% of 71 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: 2020-10-30, 5 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
71
samples
0.53
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.
64 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 7 by the operator.
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.
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.
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)
2020
3
4,029
2019
3
3,651
2018
3
3,435
2017
3
6,182
2015
2
1,645
2014
2
8,475
2013
2
7,158
2012
3
11,258
2011
3
13,877
2010
3
8,688
2009
2
8,111
2008
3
10,435
2007
3
15,255
2006
3
10,764
2005
3
16,428
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Kellar #3 SN #3153 sits in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.4% 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.
Indiana County, Pennsylvania · Population 83,213
2.4%
Mining share of county employment
$58,739
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
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
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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, 2008PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING 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.