Mining Incidents

Gowen StrippingCoal

Fern Glen, Luzerne County, PA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3601725
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2000–2011
Latest incident
Apr 2011
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2011 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Employee was standing on the tracks of a CAT D9L dozer while passing the fuel hose to the operator. The employee slipped on the wet, muddy track and fell to the arm for the dozer blade. He then also further fell to the ground and hurt his shoulder trying to stop his fall.

2009 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Employee was attempting to ascend a ladder to the cab of a CAT 777 haul truck, when he slipped and fell on his back. Employee was in pain and tolerated it without reporting this original injury. Employee claims to have aggravated the injury on 6/11/09 while trying to bang a pin from a bucket of a CAT 365 excavator. The injury was not reported to the employer timely.

2000 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS PERFORMING REPAIRS TO DRILL WHILE STANDING ON DRILLING PLATFORM. HE SLIPPED AND FELL INTO DOOR HANDLE WITH HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.