Mining Incidents

Bear Run No 2 Coal

D L R Coal Company · Underground
Lockvale, Indiana County, PA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3602628

MSHA record for Bear Run No 2 (mine ID 3602628). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
29
Years on record
1983–1995
Latest incident
Apr 1995
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

29 on file

1995 · 1 incident

April 21, 1995 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
D L R Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL IN #5 ENTRY IN 5 BUTT 1 LEFT SECTIONTWO CROSSCUT INBY STATION #466 IT OCCURRED SOMETIME BETWEEN 04-21-95 4PM & 4-22-95 6:30AM THE FALL WAS 4FT HIGH & 60FT LONG IT WILL NOT BE CLE ANED UP THERE ARE 3 INTAKE ENTRIES

1993 · 1 incident

January 22, 1993 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
D L R Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FELL IN A INTERSECTION INBY 3 ROOM THE FALL WAS 50 FT LONG 20 FT WIDE AND 5 FT THICK A COAL RIDER WAS SEEN AT THE TOP OF THE FALL.

1990 · 8 incidents

August 3, 1990 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mears Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

I.NAME WAS PULLING ON A BELT COMEALONG AND SPRAINED HIS BACK.

July 25, 1990 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mears Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I.NAME WAS DOING REGULAR JOB DUTIES AT THE FACE AND REINJURED HIS BACK.

May 15, 1990 PA · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Mears Enterprises Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME WAS UNHOOKING A SUPPLY TRAILER AND PINCHED HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER, CUTTING IT.

May 11, 1990 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mears Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I NAME WAS LIFTING A ELECTRIC MOTOR STRAINING HIS LOWER ABDOMEN CAUSING A LEFT HYDROCELE

April 4, 1990 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mears Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS OPERATING A WINCH TYPE COME ALONG AND SPRAINED HIS STOMACH MUSCLE.

February 7, 1990 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mears Enterprises Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT PUMP HOSE HE WAS REPAIRING AND CUT UPPER RIGHT LEG.

1989 · 6 incidents

December 26, 1989 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mears Enterprises Inc · Fall from machine

HE SLIPPED WHILE EXITING A OPERATOR COMPARTMENT ON A MOBILE BRIDGE CARRIER SPRAINING BACK.

December 19, 1989 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mears Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object

A DRILL STEEL FOR A ROOF BOLTER STUCK IN A DRILL HOLE, PUT HIS HAND OVER THE DRILL HEAD TO CHECK FOR SUCTION. AS HE HAD HIS HAND OVER THE DRILL HEAD, THE DRILLS TEEL FELL FROM THE HOLE STRIKI NG HIS HAND.

September 20, 1989 PA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mears Enterprises Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME WAS HELPING TO SET A RAILROAD RAIL USED FOR ROOF SUPPORT ON A SUPPORT CRIB AND HIS RIGHT FINGER (RING) WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE RAILROAD RAIL AND THE CRIB, FRACTURING THE TIP OF HIS FING ER.

August 30, 1989 PA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mears Enterprises Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME SETTING 6" X 6" WOODEN CRIBS AND 2" X 8" WOODEN HEADER BLOCKS.ONE KICKED BACK HIT HIM ON RIGHT EYEBROW CUTTING IT.

April 28, 1989 PA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mears Enterprises Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CHAIN COMEALONG "WINCH" TO TIGHTEN BELT ON A BELT CONVEYOR. THE LOCKING MECHANIZIME SLIPPED WHILE HE WAS RACHETING IT AND THE HANDLE OF THE WINCH STUCK HIM IN THE RIGH T RIB CAGE.

1988 · 3 incidents

October 5, 1988 PA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mears Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

INJ WAS ROLING A ROLL OF 30" RUBBER BELT CAUSING A INGUINAL HERNIA.

September 8, 1988 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Mears Enterprises Inc · Struck by powered moving object

INJ WAS WORKING AT FACE WITH BACK TOWARDS SCOOP. THE SCOOP BUMPED KNEE AS IT APPROACHED WORK AREA.

1987 · 2 incidents

July 29, 1987 PA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mears Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS EX3TING CRAWLING OFF A LONG AIRDOX 3B PERSONAL CARRIER AND HIS BCK POPPED

January 5, 1987 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mears Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object

WORKERS WERE SC5LING ROCK DOWN WHEN A PIECE BROKE LOOSE THE PIECE OF ROCK CAME WOWN AND STRUCK I NAMES LEFT HAND BREAKING HIS LITTLE FINGER

1986 · 3 incidents

January 29, 1986 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mears Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object

I.NAME WAS BOLT3NG WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK BROKE LOOSE FROM ROOF THE ROCK THEN FELL AND HIT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WHICH WAS RESTING ON THE BOLTERS BOOM

January 16, 1986 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mears Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object

I.NAME WAS OPER5TING A WILCOX J-6 BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK

1984 · 2 incidents

July 16, 1984 PA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Mears Enterprises Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING TO CLEAN UP ROCK FALL, HE PUT HIS HAND ON THE BACK OF THGE OPERATORS CAB OF THE BATTERY SCOOP TRACTOR. THE OPERATOR STARTED THE SCOOP AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE MACHINE I NJURING EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND

May 16, 1984 PA · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mears Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING LOOSE COAL FROM A WILCOX MARK 20 CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF FELL ON EMPLOYEE

1983 · 3 incidents

July 18, 1983 PA · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper MACHINERY
Mears Enterprises Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ON A ROOF DRILL MACHINE. THE OPERATOR WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN THE ROTATION OF THE DRILL BECAME IN CONTACT WITH THE ROOF STRAP AND THROWING IT AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED INTO THE INJURIES FACE.

April 15, 1983 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mears Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object

DRILLING WITH ROOF BOLTER CUTTER BROKE OFF HIT RIGHT SHOULDER AND ARM NO IMMEDIATE DAMAGE APPARENT BUT AFTER A WEEK STIFFNESS AND PAIN DEVELOPED IN RT SHOULDER AND NECK

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