Mining Incidents

Reading Anthracite Company operator

Controlled by Maria Cantwell; Bonnie R Ryan; Brian R Rich
MSHA operator ID: P01624

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Fatalities
3
Total incidents
267
Mines on record
8
Years on record
2000–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,605
citations
556
significant & substantial
$806,133
proposed penalties
$540,126
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
4
2025
10
2024
13 (1f)
2023
6
2022
8
2021
11
2020
13
2019
11
2018
6
2017
11 (1f)
2016
12
2015
8
2014
5
2013
7
2012
6
2011
3
2010
10
2009
7
2008
6
2007
3
2006
2
2005
3 (1f)
2004
7
2003
17
2002
28
2001
24
2000
26

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

3 recorded
January 29, 2024 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Reading Anthracite Company · Struck against a moving object

Truck driver was found unresponsive in the cab of EE's overturned truck at the bottom of the feed ramp drop off. There were no witnesses to the accident. Investigation is still pending.

July 25, 2017 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · MACHINERY
Reading Anthracite Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A Cat D9L bulldozer ee had been operating ran over ee. The bulldozer ran over the edge of the refuse bank and came to rest at the bottom of the embankment. The victim was pronounce dead at the scene. The reason why the victim was outside the bulldozer when the accident occurred is under investigation.

December 6, 2005 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Reading Anthracite Company · Struck against a moving object

The Euclid R-Haul truck Comp. No. 671 was hauling a load of stemming material to the drill bench in the Wadesville Pit. The truck went over an embankment, upset, coming to rest on the driver's side causing fatal blunt force trauma to the driver located inside the cab. The cause of this accident is yet to be determined pending further investigation.