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King #1: 105 MSHA citations 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.
See King Coal Sales Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
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.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-04-18.
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.
42.7%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
42.7%
reasonably likely or greater
18.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 1.0% none, 34.0% low, 65.0% moderate, 0.0% 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.
5 citations taken to the federal commission · 5% of citations on record
  • Settled 3 · 60%
  • Stood as issued 2 · 40%
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 5 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
13%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $2K 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 2009-05-20.
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 2009-502 Settlement Lewis 2011 $2K → $2K
PENN 2007-264 Dismissal Lesnick 2007 $335 → $335
PENN20030090 Settlement Feldman 2003 $55 → $55
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at King #1 shows 98% of 351 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: 2024-02-06
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
351
samples
3.34
dust max (mg/m3)
1
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.
211 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 140 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR156
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE86
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER81

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2019-06-17, 7 years ago
12.2
silica avg (%)
26
samples
49.4
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE13
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR8
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER3
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: 2024-02-06
3%
over PEL
109
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER45
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR35
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE28
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% 1
2023 100% 4
2022 100% 11
2021 100% 7
2020 100% 13
2019 100% 17
2018 100% 15
2017 97% 31
2016 100% 18
2015 100% 29
2014 100% 16
2013 100% 12
2012 100% 11
2011 100% 11
2010 100% 7
2009 100% 8
2008 100% 21
2007 100% 14
2006 100% 16
2005 91% 33
2004 100% 8
2003 93% 15
2002 100% 13
2001 90% 10
2000 100% 10
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2019 16.8 1
2018 1.9 1
2017 5.5 5
2016 6.1 1
2015 13.0 2
2014 6.0 3
2012 22.2 1
2010 21.3 1
2005 25.4 5
2004 29.0 1
2003 5.2 3
2002 3.3 1
2000 2.0 1
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2024 0% 1
2023 0% 2
2022 0% 4
2021 0% 4
2020 0% 9
2019 0% 10
2017 0% 7
2015 8% 12
2014 0% 1
2013 0% 5
2012 0% 5
2011 0% 3
2010 0% 3
2009 0% 8
2008 0% 10
2006 0% 4
2005 0% 5
2004 20% 5
2003 0% 4
2001 0% 3
2000 25% 4
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

King #1 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2015.

Injury rate, 2015
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.76 and the all-US-mining average was 2.72 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 3.79 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2015 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2014 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2013 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2012 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2009 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2008 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2007 * 5.69 5.69 0.000
2006 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. King Coal Sales Inc 1985 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)
2026 3
2025 3
2024 4 81
2023 4 1,315
2022 7 10,860
2021 8 36,457
2020 7 10,271
2019 9 24,449
2018 8 27,039
2017 8 37,707
2016 8 15,427
2015 10 28,491
2014 10 49,406
2013 11 54,791
2012 11 44,440
2011 8 57,227
2010 8 54,101
2009 12 43,495
2008 16 92,736
2007 15 101,814
2006 16 105,567
2005 18 122,102
2004 14 124,773
2003 11 104,390
2002 11 67,128
2001 12 105,399
2000 14 116,713
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

King #1 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
2026 Q1 1,557 0 0 0.0
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
Show 97 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q1 1,209 0 0 0.0
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 0 0 0.0
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 2 0 410.4
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 0 0 0.0
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 1 0 109.6
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 1 1 101.6
2006 Q1 9,478 3 0 316.5
2005 Q4 10,078 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 10,205 1 1 98.0
2005 Q2 9,498 6 3 631.7
2005 Q1 9,978 1 1 100.2
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 2 2 268.9
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 2 0 361.9
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