Mining Incidents

MAST MINE Coal

Controlled by KTRV LLC
MEYERSDALE, Somerset County, PA  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 3610150

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2021–2024
Latest incident
Jul 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2015
250
citations
61
significant & substantial
$353,651
proposed penalties
$143,695
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 Q2 15,652 5 0 319.4
2025 Q1 15,940 3 1 188.2
2024 Q4 27,478 18 1 655.1
2024 Q3 19,239 10 1 519.8
2024 Q2 18,041 25 11 1385.7
2024 Q1 27,217 12 3 440.9
2023 Q4 44,581 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 27,988 13 0 464.5
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

2024 · 1 incident

July 10, 2024 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Heritage Coal & Natural Resources,LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Mechanic cutting zip tie from radiator on D11 dozer. Stabbed self in left forearm approx. one inch deep with small utility knife when knife slipped.

2021 · 1 incident

February 19, 2021 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heritage Coal & Natural Resources,LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

3/4" black PVC caustic line plugged. Employee turned the feed pump power off and disconnected the outlet end of the line and got sprayed with caustic soda(sodium hydroxide solution) mainly on EE's face. Personal Protective Equipment was available at the site for use and there is a sign posted at location stating "Safety equipment must be used".