Mining Incidents

Willowbrook Strips Coal

Controlled by AOI Coal Company
Grove City, Mercer County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3603336

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1985–1992
Latest incident
Jan 1992
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

1992 · 1 incident

January 16, 1992 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Willowbrook Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING LOADED PAN EE RAN OVER A PIECE OF FROZEN EARTH OR ROCK WHEN THE PAN DROPPED EE FELT A SHARP IN UPPER BACK AND KECK NOTE EE KEPT WORKING TUNIL 1-28-92 HAS BEEN OFF WORK SINCE 1-29 -92 TO PRESENT.

1991 · 1 incident

1989 · 5 incidents

November 9, 1989 PA · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Willowbrook Mining Company · Contact with electrical current

INJURED WAS CLEANING AND REPAIRING ELECTRIC MOTOR WITH WIRES ENERGIZED. HE TOUCHED TWO ENERGIZED WIRES (480V) AND WAS KNOCKED TO THE FLOOR.

September 30, 1989 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Willowbrook Mining Company · Struck by rolling or sliding object

MOVING STEEL PIPE AS HIGH LIFT BUCKET WAS RAISEDTHE PIPE ROLLED CEMENT ON END OF PIPE HIT HIM ON RF FOOT.

July 17, 1989 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Willowbrook Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REACHING & LIFTING PARTS FROM SERVICE TRUCK.AS HE REACHED HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN MID-BACK.UNABLE TO WALK.

April 11, 1989 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Willowbrook Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLIMBING DWON FORM CAT TRUCK STEPPED DOWN TO GROUND TWISTED ANKLE.

1988 · 1 incident

July 28, 1988 PA · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Willowbrook Mining Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS REPAIRING ON 8050 MARION DRAGLINE. HIS SAFETY BELT WAS LOOSE. AS HE RE-HOOKED HIS SAFETY BELT, HE REVERSED THE WRAP AND IT CAME BACK THRU THE EYE WHEN HE LEANED TO TEST BELT. HE FELL 1 5 FEET TO THE DECK.

1987 · 1 incident

June 3, 1987 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Willowbrook Mining Company · Struck by flying object

HE WAS PUTTING 5 WEAR PLATE ON THE DRAGLINE BUCKET.AS HE HIT THE PLATE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER,A PIECE OF STEEL FROM THE PLATE FLEW OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT ARM.

1986 · 1 incident

April 24, 1986 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Willowbrook Mining Company · Fall from machine

HE WAS CLIMBING3ONTO A CAT 988 HILIFT. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND AS HE TIRES TO CATCH HIMSELF HE HITHIS RT WRIST ON BUCKET ARM.

1985 · 1 incident

January 8, 1985 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Willowbrook Mining Company · Struck by falling object

HE WAS REMOVING A PUMP FROM THE PIT SUMP. AN EMPLOYEE STANDING ON THE HIGHWALL THREW THE ELECTRIC POWER CORD DOWN INTO THE PIT. THE ELECTRIC CONNECTOR (PLUG) HIT HIM ON HIS BACK.