Mining Incidents

Orchard Slope Coal

Sunset Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Joseph Kleeman
Goodspring, Schuylkill County, PA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3606132

Orchard Slope has $109 in proposed MSHA penalties and $109 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1987–1993
Latest incident
Jan 1993
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
2
citations
0
significant & substantial
$109
proposed penalties
$0
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $109 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
2
inspections on record
7
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: 7 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Orchard Slope has $109 in proposed MSHA penalties and $109 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.
$109
proposed penalties
$109
current assessed
$0
paid to date
$109
outstanding
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-09-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1993 · 1 incident

January 27, 1993 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & K Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WENT UP IN PILLAR HOLE TO DRESS THE FACE DOWN & A PIECE OF DIVIDER FELL OFF THE TOP & HIT HIM & HE GOT A CUT ON THE HEAD & ALSO HIT HIM ON ANKLE& KGOT A SPRAINED ANKLE

1990 · 1 incident

November 16, 1990 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
C & K Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WORKING ON CAOL RUN IN MONKEY WHEN PIECE OF ROCK CAME DOWN AND SMASHED END OF HIS FINGER.

1988 · 1 incident

February 4, 1988 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
C & K Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I,NAME WAS 20 OFF THE MONKEY LOADING COAL OFF A SLANT, WHEN A LOADING PROP KICKED OUT AND A PIECE OF COAL HIT HIM IN THE ANKLE.

1987 · 1 incident

December 15, 1987 PA · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & K Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS STRU7K BY A PIECE OF COAL THAT BOUNCED FROM A BATTERY PROP. IT STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT CHEEK CAUSING BRUISES AND A BONE FRACTURING.

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