Mining Incidents

Mary-D Strip Operation Coal

Controlled by Michael S Carsia
Town of Mary D, Schuylkill County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3608681

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2009–2011
Latest incident
Feb 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
57
citations
15
significant & substantial
$6,258
proposed penalties
$5,588
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
2025 Q4 1,736 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,602 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,546 2 0 1293.7
2025 Q1 1,617 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,329 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 2,236 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,780 2 0 1123.6
2022 Q2 579 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2011 · 1 incident

February 16, 2011 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Michael Coal Company, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was screening coal and a large rock jammed at head wheel. Rock was released from head wheel and lodged at chute at end of vibrator. EE then SHUT THE MACHINE DOWN. EE tried to roll the rock loose and the rock pinched his finger, breaking 2 fingers. It broke the index and middle fingers.

2009 · 1 incident

June 16, 2009 PA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Premium Fine Coal Inc · Flash burns (welding)

EE states he and another welder were making welding repairs to a dragline bucket and he became exposed to excess welding flash, in spite of wearing proper eye protection.