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.
65 citations across 3,156 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
RES Morrisdale has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$17K
proposed penalties
$16K
current assessed
$16K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
64 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-14.
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.
2citations taken to the federal commission · 3% of citations on record
Settled
2 · 100%
50%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
32%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $1K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2015-07-28.
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 RES Morrisdale shows 98% of 642 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: 2026-08-12
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
642
samples
2.77
dust max (mg/m3)
7
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.
326 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 316 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.
RES Morrisdale 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 *
2.42
2.42
0.000
2023 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2022 *
4.82
4.82
0.000
2021
1.88
1.88
0.000
2020 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2019
0.00
0.00
0.000
2018
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.
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
37
128,454
2025
37
259,137
2024
34
204,982
2023
30
214,467
2022
34
177,309
2021
38
252,735
2020
42
247,318
2019
46
298,442
2018
41
305,667
2017
37
327,019
2016
23
202,184
2015
20
166,563
2014
19
222,494
2013
12
97,224
2012
11
77,853
2011
11
107,208
2010
12
96,784
2009
22
111,007
2008
43
114,392
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
RES Morrisdale 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 Q2
23,850
1
0
41.9
2026 Q1
23,716
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
22,328
1
0
44.8
2025 Q3
22,559
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
21,632
2
2
92.5
2025 Q1
21,440
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
20,293
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
20,701
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
19,945
1
0
50.1
2024 Q1
21,845
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
19,272
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
20,272
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
20,535
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
19,923
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
18,684
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
20,740
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
21,743
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
21,749
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
29,134
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
26,843
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
27,293
6
1
219.8
2021 Q1
23,237
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
20,734
1
1
48.2
2020 Q3
21,999
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
23,871
3
1
125.7
2020 Q1
24,110
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
23,968
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
29,740
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
31,502
1
0
31.7
2019 Q1
26,605
1
0
37.6
2018 Q4
31,202
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
27,121
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
25,086
2
2
79.7
2018 Q1
24,494
1
0
40.8
2017 Q4
24,752
1
1
40.4
2017 Q3
23,824
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
24,883
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
25,578
1
0
39.1
2016 Q4
22,173
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
19,232
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
10,573
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
4,890
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
10,876
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
16,195
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
13,749
2
1
145.5
2015 Q1
14,354
1
1
69.7
2014 Q4
15,143
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
15,426
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
14,435
1
0
69.3
2014 Q1
10,203
4
2
392.0
2013 Q4
9,129
1
0
109.5
2013 Q3
8,826
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
8,763
4
4
456.5
2013 Q1
6,223
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
6,935
2
0
288.4
2012 Q3
7,805
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
8,693
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
8,761
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
7,755
2
1
257.9
2011 Q3
7,856
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
8,165
2
0
244.9
2011 Q1
7,177
1
1
139.3
2010 Q4
9,083
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
8,656
3
1
346.6
2010 Q2
8,338
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
6,081
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
6,491
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
5,110
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
9,588
2
2
208.6
2009 Q1
24,556
7
6
285.1
2008 Q4
36,422
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
23,297
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
11,083
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file
2025 · 1 incident
July 1, 2025PA · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
RES Coal LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Miner got out of the truck, put the hose down the hole to pump the water out of the drilled hole and their knee popped.
2024 · 1 incident
September 10, 2024PA · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
RES Coal LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was climbing down the ladder on a CAT 777D rock truck. EE stepped off the ladder onto the ground and twisted left ankle. EE went to the hospital the next day and had an x-ray done on the ankle. It was diagnosed as a sprain.
2022 · 2 incidents
February 21, 2022PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was walking across the cab deck towards the door of the rock truck and stumbled and fell towards the door. EE put out left hand to grab the mirror on the door and hit left hand on the mirror bracket between the little and ring finger causing a sprain.
January 6, 2022PA · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
RES Coal LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee had just climbed down the ladder on a CAT 777C rock truck. They stepped down on the ground and was still holding on to the handrail and stepped on a rock which rolled out from under foot. This caused them to fall while still holding handrail with left hand, causing a strain/sprain to left shoulder.
2021 · 1 incident
February 5, 2021PA · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
RES Coal LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee had just parked the CAT 992G loader and was climbing down the ladder at the rear of the machine. Employee parked loader on an unlevel area. Employee could not reach ground and EE slipped and fell on their back. Employee said was OK. Employee did not seek medical attention until 2/16/2021. Employee said tore their bicep muscle.
2016 · 1 incident
December 14, 2016PA · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
RES Coal LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee parked EE's triaxle truck in the parking lot of the 021 pit. EE was adding alcohol to EE's air tank on #9048 Mack truck. EE slipped on ice while walking across the parking lot. EE landed on EE's back causing bruising. EE was taken to emergency room as a precaution.
2015 · 1 incident
January 15, 2015PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was climbing down off the dozer when he slipped and struck his right elbow on the dozer track. Bruised right elbow. The employee did not seek medical attention until 2/12/2015. That visit was diagnostic in nature. Employee received medical treatment on 2/19/2015 and was told by his doctor not to return to work until 2/23/2015.
2014 · 1 incident
October 14, 2014PA · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
The rock truck was parked with front end against berm in parking lot. The employee had already descended the ladder and was on the ground. The employee was walking down the slope of the berm when he stepped on a rock and twisted his ankle. This caused a fracture to his right ankle.
2011 · 1 incident
October 27, 2011PA · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorDISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
RES Coal LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Constant use of right hand on control lever creating pain, soreness, and locking up of hand and thumb. Possible carpal tunnel syndrome.