Mining Incidents

No 1 StripCoal

Westernport, Allegany County, MD · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1800744
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2009–2014
Latest incident
Jul 2014
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2014 · 1 incident

Contact with hot objects or substances

Steam cleaning a radiator and steam contacted left lower leg

2013 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was exiting his truck at the scales to weigh. When he stepped down on the bottom step, it broke, throwing him backwards and he hit his head and shoulder on the platform. He passed out for about 3-4 minutes. Employee was taken to the ER by the supervisor. This resulted in a concussion and a shoulder contusion.

2009 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was adjusting a round hay bale as it was being put in the mulcher. Used left arm to push on bale and arm became stuck in hay bale as it was moving, pulling arm, resulting in some pulled muscles.