Mining Incidents

Ambrosia Strips Coal

Controlled by Ambrosia Rose
Edinburg, Pa, Lawrence County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3600938

MSHA record for Ambrosia Strips (mine ID 3600938). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
41
Years on record
1984–1997
Latest incident
Oct 1997
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

41 on file

1997 · 1 incident

October 13, 1997 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Ambrosia Coal & Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS SANDING BLASTING TRAILER & THE SAND BLASTING HOSE CAME ACROSS HIS HAND.

1994 · 6 incidents

October 21, 1994 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

CHANGING THE DRILL BITS AND SLIPPED AND FELL. WENT TO GRAB THE BACK OF THE DRILL RIGH TO PREVENT FROM FALLING AND THATS WHEN HE PULLED HIS R SHOULDER.

October 7, 1994 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ambrosia Coal & Construction Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS CHANING THE DRAG CABLE. STRIKING A SMALL CABLE TO THE OTHER CABLE, BENT DOWN TO PUT IT BETWEEN THE DRUMS AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT LEG AND KNEE. HE SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE AND KNEE.

July 16, 1994 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Ambrosia Coal & Construction Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

HE WAS CUTTING DOWN A DUMP CABLE WITH A TORCH. THE TENSION COLLAPSED AND HE GOT BURNT FROM THE TORCH ON HIS LEFT ARM.

February 14, 1994 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ambrosia Coal & Construction Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS KNEELING DOWN ON THE STEEL FLOOR OF THE DRAGLINE TO GET SOME METAL TO GET READY TO WELD & HIS RIGHT KNEE GAVE OUT ON HIM.

1993 · 4 incidents

September 20, 1993 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Ambrosia Coal & Construction Company · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS OPERATING THE DOZER AND THE DOZER KICKED OUT OF GEAR AND WOULDN'T GP BACL OMTP GEAR/ JE WAS GPOMG DOWN A HILL WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND HIT BOTTOM CAUSING HIS NECK TO SNAP BACK.

May 4, 1993 PA · Coal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ambrosia Coal & Construction Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE ROLLED A BARREL OF OIL OFF PICK UP TRUCK & WHEN IT LANDED ON THE GROUND IT WAS ON ITS SIDE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO PICK IT UP &SET IT UP RT HE PULLED HIS LOWER BACK

January 12, 1993 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ambrosia Coal & Construction Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SETTING UP EXTENSION CORD TO HELP WELDER TO GRIND ON DRAG FRAME, HE HAD TO CLIMB UP ON THE CATWALK AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE LANDED ON HIS RIGHT ANKLE AND HE TWISTED IT.

January 4, 1993 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Ambrosia Coal & Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE HOIST CABLE ON THE 2400 DRAGLINE BROKE AND CAME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD BREAKING GLASS AND PIECES OF THE GLASS SHATTERED. A PIECE OF GLASS CUT LOWER RIGHT LEG.

1992 · 4 incidents

October 6, 1992 PA · Coal drill helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ambrosia Coal & Construction Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING INSIDE THE TIPPLE CRUSHER PICKING BONEY. HE PICKED UP A LARGE SLAB OF BONEY AND WAS TOSSING IT OUT THE WINDOW. IN THE PROCESS HE HIT HIS LEFT HAND AND GOT HIS LEFT INDEX F INGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SLAB AND THE METAL WALL OF THE CRUSHER.

May 13, 1992 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ambrosia Coal & Construction Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS TRYING TO PRY LOOSE A CABLE ON THE DRAGLINE. AS HE WAS PRYING ON THE CABLE IT SLIPPED OFF OF THE PRYBAR. THIS CAUSED THE THUMB ON HIS LEFT HAND TO GET LODGED BETWEEN THE CAB OF THE DRAG LINE AND THE PRYBAR.

May 12, 1992 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

HE WAS STEPPING OUT OF A DOZER WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT IT SLIPPED OFF OF THE PUSHARM. HE TRIED TO CATCH HIS FALL BUT COULDN'T. AS HE FELL HIS RIGHT SIDE LANDED ON THE TRACKS OF THE DOZER.

May 6, 1992 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Ambrosia Coal & Construction Company · Struck by flying object

HE WAS ASSISTING EE THE MECHANIC BY PUTTING A PIN IN THE BUCKET OF A HI-LIFT. EE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL FOR THE PIN REPAIR AND EE WAS STANDING TO THE LEFT OF HIM. A COUPLE OF METAL SHAV INGS FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WAS WEARING EYE GLASSES.

1991 · 8 incidents

September 7, 1991 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ambrosia Coal & Construction Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

STACKING STRAW WELTS ALL OVER UPPER BODY ITCHY

July 25, 1991 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

HE WAS STANDING ON THE PLATFORM OF A D9 DOZER DOING SOME REPAIR WORK AND HE WAS STEPPING ONTO THE TRACK TO GET A PART. THE TRACK WAS COVERED WITH WATER AND MUD. AS HE STEPPED ONTO THE TRACK HE FELT HIMSELF SLIPPING AND FALLING. HE PUSHED OFF OF THE D-9 SO HE WOULD NIT HIT HIS HEAD ON THE PLATFORM OR TRACK, HIS BODY LANDED ON THE GROUND BUT HIS RIGHT ARM LANDED ON THE TRACK WHICH CA

July 17, 1991 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Ambrosia Coal & Construction Company · Accident type, without injuries

HE WAS REPAIRING A BROKEN AXLE ON A 657 PAN,AS HE WAS PULLING OUT THE AXLE HE HIT HIS TEMPLE ON THE 657 WHICH KNOCKED OFF HIS GLASSES,CRACKED THE FRAMES AND SCRATCHED THE LENSES.NO INJURY WAS MADE TO THE HEAD.

May 3, 1991 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ambrosia Coal & Construction Company · Fall onto or against objects

HE WAS WALKING DOWN THE STEPS OF THE 7400 MARION DRAGLINE OPERATORS CAB. HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE STEP WHILE HIS RIGHT FOOT GOT CAUGHT THE TOE OF HIS SHOE IN A STEP CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD BUT TWIST AND SPRAIN HIS RIGHT FOOT.

1990 · 4 incidents

December 28, 1990 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ambrosia Coal & Construction Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

HE WAS OILING ON 7400 MARION DRAGLINE & HE SAW HUGE CLUMP OF FROZEN MUD SO HE GOT OUT OF DRAGLINE TO MOVE IT FROM DRAGLINE PATH & AS HE WAS TRYING TO ROLL IT HE PULLED LOWER BACK OUT.

November 21, 1990 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ambrosia Coal & Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS WORKING ON 657 ENGINE PULLING ON 2" PIPE WITH 3/4" RACHET. RACHET SIPPED OFF OF PIPE HITTING LEFT SHOULDER & KNEE.

August 10, 1990 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

HE WAS GREASING THE HI-LIFT BY STANDING ON A TIRE. HE SLIPPED OFF OF THE TIRE AND HIT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER ON THE SAME TIRE.

March 21, 1990 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ambrosia Coal & Construction Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS WORKING ON DRAGLINE BOOM. AS HE STARTED TO WALK DOWN CATWALK WHICH IS SLANTED AT 45 DEGREE ANGLE HE SLIPPED & LOST FOOTING. AS HE STARTED TO FALL HE GRABBED HOLD OF BOOM & PULLED MUSCLE S IN BACK & ARM.

1989 · 5 incidents

July 20, 1989 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Ambrosia Coal & Construction Company · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS WORKING THE LEVER THAT LIFTS THE LOAD BUCKET AND THE MACHINE JERKED CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE METAL PART OF THE OPERATORS SEAT.

May 30, 1989 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO START BACK ENGINE N EARTH MOVER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF MACHINE THROWING HIM OFF BALANCE AND HE FELL FROM MACHINE, APPROX. 3 FT. TO THE GROUND. HE PUT OUT RIGHT HAND T O BREAK HIS FALL AND HURT HIS WRIST.

May 2, 1989 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Ambrosia Coal & Construction Company · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS BACKING UP IN THE DOZER AND HE STARTED A SNEEZING SPELL. HE HIT A BOULDER AND THE DOZER TWISTED ON IMPACT CAUSING THE OPERATOR TO BOUNCE AND HIT HIS HEAD OFF THE BAR IN THE ROLL CAGE.

1987 · 6 incidents

August 13, 1987 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Ambrosia Coal & Construction Company · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS PUTTING TOGETHER A 631 PAN ENGINE THERE WERE BOLTS ON THE FLOOR AND HE SLIPPED ON ONE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE

July 13, 1987 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ambrosia Coal & Construction Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS HELPING 7HE MECHANIC INSTALL THE BELLY PAN ON A 631 PAN. WHEN HE WAS HOLDING THE PAN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK.

May 20, 1987 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ambrosia Coal & Construction Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS PICKING 9OCKS OUT OF THE COAL AS IT WAS GOING THROUGH THE TIPPLE.HE WAS PICKING UP A ROCK AND FELT HIS RIGHT SIDE SNAP.

March 7, 1987 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ambrosia Coal & Construction Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MAKING REPAIRS TO THE DRAGLINE AS HE WAS TAPPING THE BEARINGS WITH A HAMMER THE ENGINE CAME LOOSE AND CAUGHT HIS HAND

1984 · 3 incidents

November 12, 1984 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Ambrosia Coal & Construction Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE DRAGLINE IT WENT OVER THE HIGH WALL & THE MACHINE AND THE EMPLOYEE FELL 85 FEET

November 12, 1984 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Ambrosia Coal & Construction Company · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS JUST FINISHING RIGGING UP A LIGHT & WAS PUTTING HIS TOOLS AWAY WHEN HE WAS IN THE DRAGLINE IT WENT OVER THE HIGHWALL & FELL 85 FEET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PIT

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