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R & D Coal Co. Inc. Coal

R & D Coal Co. Inc. · Underground
Controlled by David S Himmelberger
Lincoln, Schuylkill County, PA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3602053

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2001–2006
Latest incident
Oct 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
129
citations
61
significant & substantial
$926,835
proposed penalties
$7,744
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 240 42 20 175000.0
2006 Q3 944 2 0 2118.6
2006 Q2 3,355 4 2 1192.3
2006 Q1 4,350 17 11 3908.0
2005 Q4 3,952 3 2 759.1
2005 Q3 2,952 8 5 2710.0
2005 Q2 3,984 4 3 1004.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
October 23, 2006 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
R & D Coal Co. Inc. · Struck by concussion

Accident happened when a cut of coal was blasted in breast. From preliminary report: According to the witness, he heard three explosions. Two were normal. The concussion from the third explosion was excessive. The victim was eventually found at the bottom of #19 chute.

Reportable incidents

5 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2004 · 4 incidents

2001 · 1 incident