Mining Incidents

King #1 Coal

King Coal Sales Inc · Surface
Morrisdale, Clearfield County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3607670

King #1 has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1994–2018
Latest incident
Dec 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
105
citations
44
significant & substantial
$13,941
proposed penalties
$13,675
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $266 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
95
inspections on record
2,221
inspection hours
4.7
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.
105 citations across 2,221 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

King #1 has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$14K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
102 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-04-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at King #1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.22 mg/m3 (98% compliant) across 351 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.
0.22
dust avg (mg/m3)
3.34
dust max (mg/m3)
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
351
samples
Most recent sample: 2024-02-06.
Silica (quartz)
12.2
silica avg (%)
49.4
silica max (%)
26
samples
Most recent sample: 2019-06-17.
Noise
3%
over PEL
109
samples
Most recent sample: 2024-02-06.
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
2025 Q4 1,558 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,558 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,558 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,557 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,557 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,557 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,062 1 0 941.6
2024 Q1 1,209 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 2,575 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,707 2 1 1171.6
2023 Q2 1,688 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,688 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,070 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,699 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 3,674 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 3,583 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 4,664 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 3,596 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 4,043 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 3,997 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 4,125 1 0 242.4
2020 Q3 4,350 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,696 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,768 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 4,991 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 4,278 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,699 1 0 212.8
2019 Q1 4,873 3 0 615.6
2018 Q4 5,102 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 5,431 3 0 552.4
2018 Q2 4,757 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 4,572 1 0 218.7
2017 Q4 4,914 1 0 203.5
2017 Q3 4,646 2 0 430.5
2017 Q2 4,984 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 4,620 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 4,494 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,842 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,653 3 0 821.2
2016 Q1 3,615 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 4,856 3 3 617.8
2015 Q3 5,034 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 5,405 17 5 3145.2
2015 Q1 4,818 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 5,710 1 0 175.1
2014 Q3 5,417 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 5,364 1 0 186.4
2014 Q1 4,838 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 5,489 1 0 182.2
2013 Q3 5,638 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 7,031 3 3 426.7
2013 Q1 6,453 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 6,563 1 1 152.4
2012 Q3 5,904 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 6,152 2 1 325.1
2012 Q1 5,716 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 5,031 1 0 198.8
2011 Q3 5,489 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 4,743 1 1 210.8
2011 Q1 4,343 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 5,197 1 1 192.4
2010 Q3 4,646 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 4,573 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 4,088 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 4,093 4 1 977.3
2009 Q3 4,392 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 4,682 2 1 427.2
2009 Q1 8,215 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 8,905 3 3 336.9
2008 Q3 9,996 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 10,823 2 2 184.8
2008 Q1 9,121 2 0 219.3
2007 Q4 9,343 3 2 321.1
2007 Q3 8,945 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 9,113 5 2 548.7
2007 Q1 7,722 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 7,847 2 1 254.9
2006 Q3 8,801 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 9,846 2 1 203.1
2006 Q1 9,478 3 0 316.5
2005 Q4 10,078 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 10,205 3 3 294.0
2005 Q2 9,498 6 3 631.7
2005 Q1 9,978 2 2 200.4
2004 Q4 10,785 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 9,830 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 9,408 2 1 212.6
2004 Q1 7,697 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 7,433 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 7,434 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 7,438 3 2 403.3
2003 Q1 7,050 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 6,532 2 1 306.2
2002 Q3 6,807 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 5,526 3 1 542.9
2002 Q1 6,575 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 5,978 1 0 167.3
2001 Q3 6,368 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 7,069 1 0 141.5
2001 Q1 8,364 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 7,648 2 2 261.5
2000 Q3 7,303 2 0 273.9
2000 Q2 7,736 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 8,169 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2018 · 2 incidents

December 17, 2018 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
King Coal Sales Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was laying on left side cutting/burning pins. Spark flew back and burnt employee on right ear.

February 6, 2018 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
King Coal Sales Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

On the morning of the injury, the weather was freezing rain, then turned to snow. The temperature was approx. 14-15 degrees. EE exited the dozer. Once ee was on the ground, took two steps and stepped on a 5' patch of ice which was covered with snow. EE's feet went out from under self. EE fell directly on right shoulder.

2007 · 1 incident

December 13, 2007 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
King Coal Sales Inc · Fall from machine

Getting off dozer to check oil, he slipped, falling and hitting his head.

2005 · 1 incident

August 4, 2005 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
King Coal Sales Inc · Fall from machine

STEPPING DOWN FROM DOZER AND FELL THUS LANDING ON HIS SHOULDER

2004 · 1 incident

March 5, 2004 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
King Coal Sales Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRAMPED DOWN ON UNEVEN GROUND AND KNEE POPPED, THUS TORE A CARTILEDGE.

1999 · 1 incident

October 21, 1999 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
King Coal Sales Inc · Fall from machine

EE FELL FROM BED OF TRUCK WHEIL UNLOADING STRAW INJURING RT KNEE.

1994 · 1 incident

July 25, 1994 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
King Coal Sales Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE RUNNING ROCK TRUCK HE SPUN OUT ON RAMP & TRUCK DRIFTED BACK INTO HIGH WALL

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The full compliance file on King #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.