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Williamstown Mine #1 Coal

Kimmel's Mining, Inc · Underground

Controlled by Scott B Kimmel

Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 3609435

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 2008–2020
Latest incident: Oct 2020

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2006

108

citations

significant & substantial

$14,202

proposed penalties

$13,900

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 Q3	4,800	1	0	208.3
2025 Q1	3,360	1	1	297.6
2024 Q4	480	1	0	2083.3
2024 Q3	3,760	1	0	266.0
2023 Q3	2,880	1	0	347.2
2023 Q2	2,880	1	0	347.2
2022 Q3	480	3	1	6250.0
2022 Q1	3,840	0	0	0.0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded

October 27, 2020 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Kimmel's Mining, Inc · Struck by falling object

Feather edge false roof fall resulting in a death

Reportable incidents

2 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2008 · 2 incidents

August 21, 2008 PA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Kimmel's Mining, Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

In entrance #3 (beltline) the conditions were wet and sloppy, no bottom had been cut and the floor was slick. EE slipped and twisted right knee resulting in torn mcl and miner cartilage damage.

August 18, 2008 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY

Kimmel's Mining, Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Area was about 38' high causing use of different drill steels.