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.
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, 2017PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerFatality · 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.
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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