Mining Incidents

R & R Anthracite Coal Co: 95 MSHA citations Coal

R & R Coal Company · Underground
Goodspring, Schuylkill County, PA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3608498

R & R Anthracite Coal Co has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $19K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2000
Latest incident
Mar 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
95
citations
43
significant & substantial
$19,223
proposed penalties
$92
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $19,131 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
74
inspections on record
1,016
inspection hours
9.4
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.
95 citations across 1,016 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

R & R Anthracite Coal Co has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $19K 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.
$19K
proposed penalties
$19K
current assessed
$92
paid to date
$19K
outstanding
67 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-07-20.
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.
63.2%
significant & substantial
13.4%
high negligence or reckless
62.7%
reasonably likely or greater
10.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 7.5% low, 79.1% moderate, 13.4% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at R & R Anthracite Coal Co shows 100% of 34 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: 2004-07-13, 22 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
34
samples
0.46
dust max (mg/m3)
29 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 5 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • HAND LOADERS15
  • LABORER6
  • HOIST ENGINEER/OPERATOR2

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: 2004-05-04, 22 years ago
0%
over PEL
6
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • HAND LOADERS2
  • HOIST ENGINEER/OPERATOR2
  • HOISTMAN1
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
2004 100% 10
2001 100% 16
2000 100% 8
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2004 0% 3
2001 0% 2
2000 0% 1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. R & R Anthracite Coal Company 1994 to 1997
  2. G & S Coal Company 1997 to 1999
  3. B & L Coal Company 1999 to 2000
  4. R & R Coal Company 2000 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)
2005 3 449
2004 1 689
2002 3 377
2001 3 982
2000 3 1,086
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

R & R Anthracite Coal Co sits in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.1% 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.
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania · Population 143,259
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$66,901
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
2005 Q4 150 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 264 2 1 7575.8
2005 Q1 360 1 0 2777.8
2004 Q4 75 62 35 826666.7
2004 Q3 120 1 0 8333.3
2004 Q2 360 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 0 1 0
2002 Q3 450 6 2 13333.3
Show 6 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q2 1,080 4 2 3703.7
2001 Q3 900 1 0 1111.1
2001 Q1 360 1 1 2777.8
2000 Q4 480 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,080 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 302 4 0 13245.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2000 · 1 incident

March 27, 2000 PA · Coal FIRE
B & L Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

HOIST OPERATOR CALLED INSIDE THE MINE AT APPROX 0900 STATING THE HOIST HOUSE HAD CAUGHT FIRE AROUND THE COAL STOVE AREA. 2 EMPLOYEES WERE INSIDE MINE TRAVELED UP SLOPE ARRIVING ON SURFACE AT 9 10. HOIST HOUSE WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. FIRE ARRIVED AT APPROX 0930. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AT 1000 AM, HOIST HOUSE COMPLETELY DESTROYED.