Mining Incidents

Reading Anthracite Company operator

MSHA operator ID: P01624
Fatalities
4
Total incidents
1339
Mines on record
18
Years on record
1983–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,609
citations
556
significant & substantial
$806,435
proposed penalties
$540,126
paid to date
67% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $266,309 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
972
inspections on record
33,214
inspection hours
4.8
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.
1,609 citations across 33,214 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$806K
proposed penalties
$579K
current assessed
$540K
paid to date
$39K
outstanding
1,510 assessments are final orders; 103 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
6
2025
10
2024
13 (1f)
2023
6
2022
8
2021
11
2020
13
2019
11
2018
6
2017
11 (1f)
2016
12
2015
8
2014
5
2013
7
2012
6
2011
3
2010
10
2009
7
2008
6
2007
3
2006
2
2005
3 (1f)
2004
7
2003
17
2002
28
2001
24
2000
26
1999
18
1998
53
1997
67
1996
63
1995
67
1994
51
1993
64
1992
71
1991
63
1990
77
1989
107
1988
30

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

4 recorded
January 29, 2024 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Reading Anthracite Company · Struck against a moving object

Truck driver was found unresponsive in the cab of EE's overturned truck at the bottom of the feed ramp drop off. There were no witnesses to the accident. Investigation is still pending.

July 25, 2017 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · MACHINERY
Reading Anthracite Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A Cat D9L bulldozer ee had been operating ran over ee. The bulldozer ran over the edge of the refuse bank and came to rest at the bottom of the embankment. The victim was pronounce dead at the scene. The reason why the victim was outside the bulldozer when the accident occurred is under investigation.

December 6, 2005 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Reading Anthracite Company · Struck against a moving object

The Euclid R-Haul truck Comp. No. 671 was hauling a load of stemming material to the drill bench in the Wadesville Pit. The truck went over an embankment, upset, coming to rest on the driver's side causing fatal blunt force trauma to the driver located inside the cab. The cause of this accident is yet to be determined pending further investigation.

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