Employee was setting a post at 24xcut in 7 South #6 track entry, to barricade off an area of concern. While tightening up a post a piece of rock dislodged from the upper portion of the rib and fell striking the employee. The employee suffered fatal injuries as a result of this event.
Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC operator
Controlled by
Core Natural Resources Inc
MSHA operator ID: 0105487
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
14,374
citations
1,511
significant & substantial
$5,267,253
proposed penalties
$3,875,642
paid to date
74% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,391,612 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
4,977
inspections on record
338,481
inspection hours
4.2
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.14,374 citations across 338,481 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$5.3M
proposed penalties
$4.0M
current assessed
$3.9M
paid to date
$102K
outstanding
13,819 assessments are final orders; 479 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL 2 fatalities · 23 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 233 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 151 non-fatal
- HOISTING 148 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 117 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 84 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
54 (1f)
2025
91
2024
99
2023
89
2022
76
2021
104
2020
76
2019
133 (1f)
2018
156
2017
122
Mines on record
- Bailey Mine PA
- Harvey Mine PA
- ENLOW FORK MINE PA
Fatalities under this operator
2 recorded
May 19, 2026
PA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC · Struck by falling object
August 29, 2019
PA · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC · Struck by rolling or sliding object
The employee was walking off the face at the G1HG longwall section. As employee passed the head gate drive, the previously bolted and meshed rib unexpectedly failed and the material struck employee resulting crushing type injuries.
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