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Premium Fine Coal Inc Coal

Premium Fine Coal Inc · Facility
Controlled by Michael S Carsia
Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3603287

Premium Fine Coal Inc has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $50 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1988–2007
Latest incident
Jul 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
153
citations
57
significant & substantial
$17,895
proposed penalties
$17,845
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $50 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
112
inspections on record
3,276
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.
153 citations across 3,276 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Premium Fine Coal Inc has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $50 outstanding across 1 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.
$18K
proposed penalties
$18K
current assessed
$18K
paid to date
$50
outstanding
150 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Premium Fine Coal Inc shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.19 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 227 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.
0.19
dust avg (mg/m3)
5.44
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
227
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-06-26.
Silica (quartz)
7.6
silica avg (%)
20.6
silica max (%)
5
samples
Most recent sample: 2025-12-10.
Noise
11%
over PEL
102
samples
Most recent sample: 2025-12-04.
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 2,571 2 1 777.9
2025 Q3 2,124 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,230 2 0 619.2
2025 Q1 3,406 4 2 1174.4
2024 Q4 3,481 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,422 2 1 584.5
2024 Q2 2,897 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 3,076 0 0 0.0
Show 94 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 3,377 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,545 4 1 1571.7
2022 Q4 2,155 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,804 1 1 554.3
2022 Q2 2,494 1 0 401.0
2022 Q1 1,876 4 0 2132.2
2021 Q4 2,993 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,838 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,775 1 0 360.4
2021 Q1 2,326 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,474 1 0 404.2
2020 Q3 2,151 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,878 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 2,828 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 2,706 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 2,780 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 2,807 5 2 1781.3
2019 Q1 2,718 1 0 367.9
2018 Q4 2,673 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,430 1 1 411.5
2018 Q2 2,825 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 4,001 1 0 249.9
2017 Q4 2,540 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 2,118 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,882 1 0 531.3
2017 Q1 1,812 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 671 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 520 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 824 1 0 1213.6
2016 Q1 1,811 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,222 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,191 1 0 839.6
2015 Q2 1,443 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,511 1 0 661.8
2014 Q4 1,661 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,350 1 0 740.7
2014 Q2 2,019 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,909 1 0 523.8
2013 Q4 3,165 1 0 316.0
2013 Q3 4,319 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,234 4 0 1236.9
2013 Q1 5,022 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 4,497 2 0 444.7
2012 Q3 4,315 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,681 1 0 373.0
2012 Q1 4,119 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 4,393 3 0 682.9
2011 Q3 3,680 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 4,264 5 2 1172.6
2011 Q1 3,731 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,807 3 1 788.0
2010 Q3 3,265 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,304 2 0 605.3
2010 Q1 4,296 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 3,572 3 2 839.9
2009 Q3 3,170 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,849 4 1 1039.2
2009 Q1 5,688 3 0 527.4
2008 Q4 4,994 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 4,268 4 0 937.2
2008 Q2 4,776 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 5,294 3 0 566.7
2007 Q4 4,581 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,321 13 4 5601.0
2007 Q2 2,904 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,479 2 0 574.9
2006 Q4 3,383 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,870 6 2 3208.6
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 416 1 0 2403.8
2005 Q4 1,821 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,732 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,365 9 5 6593.4
2005 Q1 1,781 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,543 1 0 648.1
2004 Q3 1,244 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,869 1 0 535.0
2004 Q1 1,975 3 2 1519.0
2003 Q4 1,968 7 4 3556.9
2003 Q3 1,682 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,440 10 7 6944.4
2003 Q1 1,411 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,347 5 4 2130.4
2002 Q3 1,430 3 2 2097.9
2002 Q2 1,430 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,480 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,542 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,284 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,193 7 7 3192.0
2001 Q1 2,249 2 1 889.3
2000 Q4 2,224 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 960 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,200 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,231 3 2 2437.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2007 · 1 incident

July 19, 2007 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Premium Fine Coal Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee fell through opening in walkway in coal plant.

1988 · 3 incidents

March 23, 1988 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver FIRE
Premium Fine Coal Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

UPON SEEING AN EMPLOYEE ENGULFED IN FLAMES THE INJURED ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THIS EMPLOYEES COVER-ALLS AND RECEIVED BURNS ON HIS AHNDS.

March 23, 1988 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator FIRE
Premium Fine Coal Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

THE INJURED WAS USING A BURNING TORCH AND THE BACK OF HIS COVERALLS STARTED BURNING IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING THEM OUT HIS AHNDS WERE BURNT.

March 23, 1988 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman FIRE
Premium Fine Coal Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IDLE WHEN SPARKS FROM A WELDING TORCH HIT ANEARBY CAN OF GASOLINE.HE ATTEMPTED TO DISCARD THE CAN AND WAS ENGULFED BY FALMES.

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