Mining Incidents

RES Morrisdale Coal

RES Coal LLC · Surface
Morrisdale, Clearfield County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3609605

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2011–2025
Latest incident
Jul 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
64
citations
34
significant & substantial
$16,774
proposed penalties
$16,269
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 22,328 1 0 44.8
2025 Q3 22,559 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 21,632 2 2 92.5
2024 Q4 20,293 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 19,945 1 0 50.1
2024 Q1 21,845 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 19,272 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 20,272 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

9 on file

2025 · 1 incident

July 1, 2025 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
RES Coal LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner got out of the truck, put the hose down the hole to pump the water out of the drilled hole and their knee popped.

2024 · 1 incident

September 10, 2024 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
RES Coal LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was climbing down the ladder on a CAT 777D rock truck. EE stepped off the ladder onto the ground and twisted left ankle. EE went to the hospital the next day and had an x-ray done on the ankle. It was diagnosed as a sprain.

2022 · 2 incidents

February 21, 2022 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
RES Coal LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was walking across the cab deck towards the door of the rock truck and stumbled and fell towards the door. EE put out left hand to grab the mirror on the door and hit left hand on the mirror bracket between the little and ring finger causing a sprain.

January 6, 2022 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
RES Coal LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee had just climbed down the ladder on a CAT 777C rock truck. They stepped down on the ground and was still holding on to the handrail and stepped on a rock which rolled out from under foot. This caused them to fall while still holding handrail with left hand, causing a strain/sprain to left shoulder.

2021 · 1 incident

February 5, 2021 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
RES Coal LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee had just parked the CAT 992G loader and was climbing down the ladder at the rear of the machine. Employee parked loader on an unlevel area. Employee could not reach ground and EE slipped and fell on their back. Employee said was OK. Employee did not seek medical attention until 2/16/2021. Employee said tore their bicep muscle.

2016 · 1 incident

December 14, 2016 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
RES Coal LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee parked EE's triaxle truck in the parking lot of the 021 pit. EE was adding alcohol to EE's air tank on #9048 Mack truck. EE slipped on ice while walking across the parking lot. EE landed on EE's back causing bruising. EE was taken to emergency room as a precaution.

2015 · 1 incident

January 15, 2015 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
RES Coal LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was climbing down off the dozer when he slipped and struck his right elbow on the dozer track. Bruised right elbow. The employee did not seek medical attention until 2/12/2015. That visit was diagnostic in nature. Employee received medical treatment on 2/19/2015 and was told by his doctor not to return to work until 2/23/2015.

2014 · 1 incident

October 14, 2014 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
RES Coal LLC · Struck against stationary object

The rock truck was parked with front end against berm in parking lot. The employee had already descended the ladder and was on the ground. The employee was walking down the slope of the berm when he stepped on a rock and twisted his ankle. This caused a fracture to his right ankle.

2011 · 1 incident

October 27, 2011 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
RES Coal LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Constant use of right hand on control lever creating pain, soreness, and locking up of hand and thumb. Possible carpal tunnel syndrome.