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.
178 citations across 11,246 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
KOCJANCIC has $179K 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.
$179K
proposed penalties
$179K
current assessed
$179K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
171 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $58K in penalties contested before the Commission, $58K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-18.
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.
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.
3citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
Settled
3 · 100%
33%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
1%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$59K proposed, $58K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2022-06-13.
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.
MSHA sampling at KOCJANCIC shows 99% of 2,657 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: 2026-08-20
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
2,657
samples
2.75
dust max (mg/m3)
4
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.
384 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 2,273 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.
KOCJANCIC recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ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 3.19 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 2.63 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
2025 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2024 *
10.10
0.00
0.000
2023 *
12.52
4.17
0.000
2022 *
17.77
8.88
0.000
2021 *
7.48
3.74
3.741
2020 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2019 *
3.41
3.41
0.000
2018 *
6.12
3.06
3.063
* 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.
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
19
55,781
2025
17
122,758
2024
18
130,706
2023
22
163,034
2022
17
161,318
2021
23
183,826
2020
17
154,448
2019
25
203,584
2018
27
293,010
2017
23
202,487
2016
13
88,145
2015
17
45,309
2014
9
112,346
2013
10
25,105
2012
0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
KOCJANCIC sits in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.8% 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.
Jefferson County, Pennsylvania · Population 44,099
1.8%
Mining share of county employment
$56,898
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 Q2
9,461
3
0
317.1
2026 Q1
9,362
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
8,620
2
0
232.0
2025 Q3
9,148
2
0
218.6
2025 Q2
9,312
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
9,810
2
0
203.9
2024 Q4
9,007
1
0
111.0
2024 Q3
8,870
1
0
112.7
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
9,984
5
0
500.8
2024 Q1
11,726
3
0
255.8
2023 Q4
10,311
2
0
194.0
2023 Q3
10,493
1
0
95.3
2023 Q2
15,174
6
0
395.4
2023 Q1
11,938
2
0
167.5
2022 Q4
11,190
4
0
357.5
2022 Q3
10,587
1
0
94.5
2022 Q2
10,807
5
0
462.7
2022 Q1
12,445
3
0
241.1
2021 Q4
16,945
6
3
354.1
2021 Q3
17,154
10
2
583.0
2021 Q2
8,434
3
0
355.7
2021 Q1
10,922
4
0
366.2
2020 Q4
3,524
1
0
283.8
2020 Q3
9,155
3
0
327.7
2020 Q2
2,542
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
12,880
4
0
310.6
2019 Q4
13,930
3
0
215.4
2019 Q3
11,354
2
0
176.1
2019 Q2
19,021
7
0
368.0
2019 Q1
14,330
5
0
348.9
2018 Q4
9,119
4
1
438.6
2018 Q3
15,852
6
2
378.5
2018 Q2
19,178
6
0
312.9
2018 Q1
21,157
5
0
236.3
2017 Q4
11,887
3
0
252.4
2017 Q3
2,428
1
0
411.9
2017 Q2
10,769
3
0
278.6
2017 Q1
18,242
6
0
328.9
2016 Q4
12,440
2
0
160.8
2016 Q3
3,622
3
0
828.3
2016 Q2
3,628
3
0
826.9
2016 Q1
3,408
3
0
880.3
2015 Q4
9,186
3
0
326.6
2015 Q3
7,468
6
1
803.4
2015 Q2
120
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
120
1
0
8333.3
2014 Q4
865
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
772
2
0
2590.7
2014 Q2
8,593
4
0
465.5
2014 Q1
9,901
4
0
404.0
2013 Q4
9,161
2
1
218.3
2013 Q3
9,192
10
0
1087.9
2013 Q2
2,549
5
0
1961.6
2013 Q1
0
0
0
2012 Q4
0
0
0
2012 Q3
0
1
1
2012 Q2
0
0
0
Fatalities at this mine
2 recorded
May 14, 2021PA · Coalcontinuous miner operator, coal mole operatorFatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
A continuous miner operator was mining in the number one entry when employee was struck by a rock in by permanent roof supports. This resulted in a fatality.
September 11, 2018PA · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderFatality · POWERED HAULAGE
The CM had backed out of the number one entry and began tramming to the number two entry when ee noticed the front MBC on the attached system did not pull ahead. At that time, the victim was found at the MBC suffering from crushing injuries. This resulted in a fatality.
Reportable incidents
16 on file (excluding fatalities above)
2026 · 1 incident
May 29, 2026PA · Coallaborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerMACHINERY
Was bolting the roof with a 42in roof bolt and plate, while the bolt was in the roof with plate, the bolter went to bend the bolt to push into the roof, when a piece of rock fell and struck the bolters left hand. The bolter removed EE's left glove and found blood with a laceration between thumb and EE's pointer finger, resulting in 4 stitches.
2024 · 2 incidents
December 9, 2024PA · Coallaborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerPOWERED HAULAGE
Jacking out low tail, started to pull pins on low tail and the hydraulic hose blew, which caused all the pressure to be lost. This let the tail suck back in, which caused the smashing of the left thumb.
February 2, 2024PA · Coallaborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Individual was about to begin bolting when EE decided to back the machine up. When EE stood up, EE used the head of the bolter to pull self up and a rock fell on top of EE's hand. This resulted in a fractured left hand.
The employee was laying out low belt structure when they twisted their knee and felt a pop. This resulted in a torn meniscus and a lost time injury beginning on 9/7/2022.
May 3, 2022PA · Coallaborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rosebud Mining Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
The individual works in a low seam coal mine which has caused bursitis in EE's left knee from repetitive crawling. The employee had the knee drained on 3/22/2022 and has become a lost time injury.
2021 · 2 incidents
November 24, 2021PA · Coalassistant mine foreman, assistant mine managerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miner was throwing block from scoop bucket and smashed fingers between bucket and block causing one finger to be broken and cut two resulting in stitches.
Fall was found in #2 entry of panel #1 of B-Mains 60'outby spad #3303. Fall measured 19'wide 41'long and 7'high at highest point. Water in roof in this local area causing the roof to deteriorate.
2019 · 1 incident
May 16, 2019PA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
The employee started a hole with a peanut steel and put the starter steel in the chuck. When the employee reached for the peanut on the bottom employee's shirt sleeve caught the lever causing the head to drop down onto employee's hand causing a fracture.
2018 · 1 incident
December 31, 2018PA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Installing rigid main line structure and moving around 10 ft. rails, when one end hit employee on the end of right knee causing a cut, conditions were wet and muddy.
2014 · 1 incident
January 10, 2014PA · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerDISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)