Mining Incidents

RES Morrisdale Coal

RES Coal LLC · Surface
Morrisdale, Clearfield County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3609605

RES Morrisdale has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2011–2025
Latest incident
Jul 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
64
citations
34
significant & substantial
$16,925
proposed penalties
$16,269
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $656 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
55
inspections on record
3,139
inspection hours
2.0
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.
64 citations across 3,139 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

RES Morrisdale has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 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
$151
outstanding
63 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at RES Morrisdale shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.16 mg/m3 (99% compliant) across 636 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.
0.16
dust avg (mg/m3)
2.77
dust max (mg/m3)
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
636
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-06-11.
Silica (quartz)
10.6
silica avg (%)
52.7
silica max (%)
38
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-04-07.
Noise
1%
over PEL
210
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-04-27.
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 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
2024 Q2 19,945 1 0 50.1
2024 Q1 21,845 0 0 0.0
Show 63 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
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 1 0 42.0
2017 Q2 24,883 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 25,578 2 1 78.2
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 4 2 290.9
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 5 3 577.6
2010 Q2 8,338 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 6,081 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 6,491 1 1 154.1
2009 Q3 5,110 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 9,588 2 2 208.6
2009 Q1 24,556 10 8 407.2
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, 2025 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING 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, 2024 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP 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, 2022 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
RES Coal LLC · Fall onto or against objects

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, 2022 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING 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, 2021 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP 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, 2016 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP 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, 2015 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
RES Coal LLC · Fall onto or against objects

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, 2014 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
RES Coal LLC · Struck against stationary 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, 2011 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DISORDERS (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.

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The full compliance file on RES Morrisdale

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.