Mining Incidents

Shane Mine Coal

Controlled by Darrell G Spencer
Grampian, Clearfield County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3602725

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2002–2011
Latest incident
Dec 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
177
citations
100
significant & substantial
$109,126
proposed penalties
$88,103
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
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q2 200 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 80 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,560 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 7,966 5 0 627.7
2012 Q2 4,293 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 16,090 16 7 994.4
2011 Q4 17,822 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

9 on file

2011 · 3 incidents

December 6, 2011 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Hepburnia Coal Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

While operating D9L dozer, hydraulic line ruptured, spraying turbo and exhaust pipe, causing fluid to ignite and fill cab with smoke. Employee inhaled smoke and fumes, causing asthma attack and difficulty breathing.

September 13, 2011 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hepburnia Coal Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was operating 988B Loader. Exhaust leak developed with fumes entering operator's cab. Employee became nauseous and light-headed and had to leave work.

2008 · 1 incident

February 22, 2008 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hepburnia Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee slipped climbing ladder of loader and caught himself with his full weight on arm. The weather was extremely slippery and snowy and very cold. Employee had a possible ruptured tendon in his elbow and upper arm area.

2007 · 1 incident

April 2, 2007 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hepburnia Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was lifting a rock with 988B Loader, bucket slipped and employee wrenched back.

2005 · 3 incidents

December 12, 2005 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hepburnia Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

Employee stepped onto the step of the rock truck and the strap holding the step broken. Employee fell on his side onto the frozen ground

2002 · 1 incident

February 27, 2002 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hepburnia Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE CROSSING A DIRTPILE TO GET ON THE DRAGLINE, STEPPED ON A FLAT STONE WHICH WAS ON ANOTHER ROCK AND THE STONE SLIPPED, ALLOWING RIGHT LEG TO OVEREXTEND AT THE KNEE AND INJURED THE MUSCLE O R LIGAMENT ON REAT OF KNEE.