Mining Incidents

Chestnut Grove Strip Coal

Controlled by David J Benjamin
Luthersburg, Clearfield County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3602665

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1983–1988
Latest incident
Jan 1988
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

1988 · 1 incident

January 15, 1988 PA · Coal MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

INJURED WAS WORKING ON A VALVE ON THE BACK OF A CAUSTIC SODA TRUCK, HE REMOVED AN OBSTRUCTION FROM THE VALVE, AND WHEN THE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED THE BASE WAS OBSTRUCTED, AND THE CAUSTIC CAME OU T WITH A FORCE AND SPLASHED ON THE SIDE OF THE TRACK AND ON HIS FACE AND WRISTS AND LEG,HE WASHED HIS FACE IN THE SNOW.

1986 · 4 incidents

November 17, 1986 PA · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Benjamin Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE CHANGE8 BATTERIES ON DRILTECH #4, AND THE FOREMAN TOLD THE DRILL OPERATOR TO TAKE THE OLD USED BATTERIES FROM THE DRILL & PUT THEM IN THE PARTS TRAILER, THE DRILLER ARRIVED AT THE PAR TS TRAILER & JU4PED OUT OF THE DRILTECH #4 ONTO THE GROUND, AND HE STATED HIS RIGHT FOOT TWISTED HE LAID ON THE GROUND ABOUT FIVE MINUTES GOT UP AND DROVE THE DRILL TO THE PARKING HOT, WENT H

October 7, 1986 PA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GR3NDING ON A PIECE OF STEEL ON 777 2 THE GRINDER SLIPPED AND HIT HIM ON THE LEG CUTTING HIS LEG REUQIRING 10 STITCHES.

May 21, 1986 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS CHA3GING SEATS FROM ONE BULLDOZER TO ANOTHER HE BUMPED HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE DOOR FRAME OF HD31#4.

April 23, 1986 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS WOR5ING ON BULLDOZER IDLER CAP AND GRINDING WITH A DISC GRINDER I FINISHED GRINDING AND PLACED THE GRINDER ON THE MACHINE WHILE THE DISC OR WHEEL WAS STILL TURNING AND I RAISED THE

1985 · 7 incidents

December 30, 1985 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

BACKED INTO AN 5REA TO DUMP AND THE ROCK TRUCK ROLLED OVER ON ITS SIDE INJURING THE EMPLOYEE

December 11, 1985 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Benjamin Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE CURTAIN ON 7HE FRONT OF THE RADIATOR DROPPED DOWN & WHEN HE REACHED DOWN FROM THE TOP OF THE RADIATOR TO PULL UP THE CURTAIN SOMETHING CRACKED IN HIS BACK.

November 5, 1985 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Benjamin Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLIMBING UP LAD8ER TO GET ON MACHINE AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE FIRST STEP WHICH WAS MUDDY AND HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

September 28, 1985 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

CHANGING HOIST CABLE ON DRAG USING A TORCH AND BURNED HIS LEFT HAND

September 25, 1985 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Benjamin Coal Company · Fall from machine

KNEELED DOWN ON FENDER TO CLEAN OFF LIGHTS STEPPED BACK TO CHECK LIGHTS AND STEPPED ON A RUBBER FLAP INSTEAD OF THE FENDER AND FELL TO THE GROUND

August 23, 1985 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Benjamin Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ONTO DRAGLINE AND FELT SOMETHING PULL AND FELT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER.

July 29, 1985 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE CUSHION O F 988 #14 SEAT WAS BAD AND INJURED HIS BACK

1984 · 2 incidents

December 22, 1984 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Benjamin Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE CLEANING THE TRACKS ON HIS DOZER HIS FOOT SLIPPED IN THE MUD AND HE SLIPPED TEARING THE MUSCLES IN HIS BACK

May 22, 1984 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMP OPERATING TRI AXLE HAULING SAND AND STONE FOR NEW ROAD WAS IN PROCESS OF DUMPING LOAD HOIST JACK SNAPPED CAUSING BED OF TRUCK TO TWIST AND FALL ON SIDE CAB REMAINED UPRIGHT EMP WAS JOSTLED IN CAB

1983 · 5 incidents

August 29, 1983 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Benjamin Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE INSTALLING A GUARD ON A CONVEYOR HEAD PULLEY THE GUARD SLIPPED & PINCHED HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE GUARD & THE CHAIN SUPPORT.

May 9, 1983 PA · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS CLOSING ROALROAD CAR DOORS WITH 5 FOOT LONG BAR BAR SLIPPED AND HIT LEG

April 14, 1983 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Benjamin Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PUTTING CABLE THROUGH DUMP BLOCK,MASHED RIGHT HAND BETWEEN BLOCK AND ARCH OF BUCKET.

April 14, 1983 PA · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Benjamin Coal Company · Fall from machine

INJURED WAS CLOSING RAILROAD CAR DOORS WITH KELLEY BAR BAR SLIPPED CAUSING INJURED TO SLIP AND FALL