Mining Incidents

Bird #3 Coal

Island Creek Coal Company · Underground
Riverside, Cambria County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3600846

MSHA record for Bird #3 (mine ID 3600846). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1983–1988
Latest incident
Nov 1988
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1988 · 1 incident

November 28, 1988 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Island Creek Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 8 LEFT 2 WEST SECTION OF THE MINE U50 FT OUTBY THE FACE IN THE 3 ENTRY THE FALL WAS J0 FT LONG X 20 FT WIDE AND HIGHT UNKNOWN THE AREA WAS SUPPORT WI

1985 · 1 incident

March 7, 1985 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Island Creek Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL ABOVE ANCHORAGE OF ROOF BOLTS. RESTRAIT TRAVEL THRU AREA, BUT DOES NOT RESTRICT VENTILATION SIZE OF FALL 10 HIGH 20 WIDE 40 LONG.

1984 · 1 incident

December 20, 1984 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Island Creek Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS IN A STANDING POSITION DRILLING TOP ROCK WITH A STOPER HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 54IN X 48 IN X 3 IN THICK FELL FROM THE ROOF STIRKING INJURED ON THE LEFT FOOT

1983 · 1 incident

November 8, 1983 PA · Coal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager INUNDATION
Island Creek Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

AN APPARENT VENTILATION INTERRUPTION DUE TO AN UNKNOWN CAUSE AT THIS TIME ALLOWING A BUILD-UP OF CM4 IN THE INTAKE INBY OF THE M-5 SECTION

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