Mining Incidents

Pine Creek Coal Co. Coal

Controlled by Raba Abramov
Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3601954

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2002–2007
Latest incident
Feb 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
35
citations
5
significant & substantial
$2,693
proposed penalties
$2,067
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 4 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 12 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 50 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 50 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 80 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 80 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2007 · 1 incident

February 16, 2007 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pine Creek Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Was walking to garage at end of shift and slipped on ice. When he fell, he landed on left elbow and all his weight jammed his shoulder.

2004 · 4 incidents

December 22, 2004 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pine Creek Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Was working on a window & he tripped, while falling he hit his rt. ribs & tailbone. He has pain in his rib area & numbness in legs from the fall.

September 24, 2004 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pine Creek Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While cleaning up under rock chute a rock jumped over the stop gate and hit him in the right and left legs causing a chut on right leg and a bruise on left leg.

May 11, 2004 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pine Creek Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DOING REPAIRS, HE WAS WORKING A PULLEY & BELTS. HIS LEFT PINKY GOT PINCHED BETWEEN BELT & PULLEY AND CUT THE TIP OF HIS FINGER.

April 3, 2004 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pine Creek Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE UNCLOGGING A BLOCKAGE IN A CRUSHER, THE BAR HE WAS USING BOUNCED BACK & HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT CORNER OF HIS RT.EYE CAUSING A BRUISE AND SWELLING.

2003 · 2 incidents

October 6, 2003 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pine Creek Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING A ROCK OFF OF BULL SHAKER. EE STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

June 17, 2003 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pine Creek Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TIGHTENING BOLT WITH LARGE WRENCH, EE STRAINED HAND.

2002 · 1 incident

December 11, 2002 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pine Creek Coal Company · Fall down stairs

WE WERE HAVING AN ICE STORM. WHILE WALKING DOWN STEPS EE SLIPPED ON ICE AND BROKE A RIB AND HIS LEFT SIDE.