Mining Incidents

Dexter #1 Coal

Controlled by Ettari Paul D
Coalport, Clearfield County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3603634

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1983–1990
Latest incident
Oct 1990
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

1990 · 5 incidents

October 1, 1990 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cambria Mills Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPL WAS CLIMBING BACK ON DOZER FOOT SLIPPED & HE RECEIVED CONTUSION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG.

August 21, 1990 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cambria Mills Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

REPAIRING TRAVEL CHAIN ON 2400 DRAGLINE WHILE POUNDING OUT THE KEEPER PIN WITH A HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL FLEW & CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER REQUIRING 5 STITCHES

July 10, 1990 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Cambria Mills Coal Company Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS WALKING ACROSS SHOP CARRYING BOTTLE OF ROOT BEER ON WAY TO TRUCK & HE PASSED OUT. EMPL SAID DR DIAGNOSED IT AS MINISTROKE.

February 12, 1990 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cambria Mills Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE HAD PUT OIL IN THE 980C CAT LOADER ENGINE.HE WAS TAKING THE JUG BACK UP THE CATWALK AND SLIPPED ON A TIRE AND FELL,BRUISING HIS RIGHT THIGH MUSCLE.

1989 · 2 incidents

December 14, 1989 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cambria Mills Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

HE WAS WORKING ON 992 LOADER WHEEL TRYING TO LOOSEN BOLT AND THE RATCHET HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND HE FELL AGAINST A BUCKET STOP ON THE BOOM OF THE LOADER.

June 5, 1989 PA · Coal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cambria Mills Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS GOING TO PICK UP A BARREL WHICH THEY USE TO PUT WATER IN FOR THE MACHINERY,AND PLACE THE BARREL IN HIS PICK-UP IN HIS PICK-UP TRUCK.HE THOUGH THE BARREL WAS EMPTY,BUT IT HAD AROUND 10 G ALLONS OF WATER IN IT,AND AS HE WENT TO SWINGAROUND,HE HURT HIS BACK.

1988 · 4 incidents

May 13, 1988 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cambria Mills Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

DESCENDING LADDER DOWN SIDE OF 992 LOADER. COMING DOWN SLIPPED & MISSED LAST TWO RUNGS & SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.

April 15, 1988 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cambria Mills Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPL WAS OPERATING D9H DOZER. HE TOOK RADIATOR CAP OFF. THERE WAS PRESSURE, WATER FLEW UP & BURNED HIM IN CHEST & ARM AREA.

February 29, 1988 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Cambria Mills Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DOING FIELD TRACK REPAIR USING A LARGE TRACK PRESS THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED IT IS GROIN AREA WHILE ATTEMPTING TO POSITION THE PRESS EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEE A DR UNTIL 3-11-88 FOR A DIAGNOSIS.

1987 · 1 incident

September 1, 1987 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cambria Mills Coal Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A TOOTH HAD BRO5EN OFF THE BUCKET ON THE 2400 DRAGLINE HE GOT OFF THE DRAGLINE AND WAS WALKIGN DOWN OVER A BANK TO PICK UP THE BROKEN TOOTH ON THE WAY DOWN HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL HE CU T HIS HAND AND 8AID THAT HIS KNEE FOLDED UNDER HIM BUT DIDNT BOTHER HIM UNTIL 9-3-87 HAND WASNT CUT BADLY BUT WENT TO DR FOR HIS KNEE ON 9-8-87

1986 · 3 incidents

October 29, 1986 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cambria Mills Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

SAMPLING COAL.L2ST BALANCE OR SLIPPED WHILE LIFTING 40 LB BAG OF SAMPLE COAL AND FELL 4'.

July 8, 1986 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cambria Mills Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING D10 SPR2CKET SEGMENTS TO INSTALL ON L EFT FINAL DRIVE.

June 25, 1986 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cambria Mills Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

CHANGING TRIP R2PE ON DRAGLINE BUCKET.CABLE FLEW AND HIT HIM ON CHIN.HE JERKED HEAD BACK,PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.

1984 · 2 incidents

September 19, 1984 PA · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cambria Mills Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING TRACK ROLLERS ON D-9 CATERPILLAR DOZER. WHILE LIFTING AND MOVING ROLLERS AROUND HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS STOMACH.

August 4, 1984 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cambria Mills Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING UNDERNEATH DOZER HELPING WELDER WELD TRACK FRAME ON MACHINE.WHEN HE WENT TO CRAWL FROM UNDERNEATH MACHINE HE TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

1983 · 2 incidents

December 6, 1983 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Cambria Mills Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD SAFETY GOGGLES ON AND WAS GRINDING ON A PIECE OF STEEL AND A TINY PARTICLE OF STEEL GOT BY HIS GOGGLES ANDWENT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. AT THE TIME, HE JUST THOUGH HE HAD GOTTEN A PIEC E OF DIRT IN HIS EYE, BUT LATER IT BEGAN TO BOTHER HIM, SO HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 12-12-83.

January 21, 1983 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cambria Mills Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS FUELING D-10 GAVE A PULL ON THE FUEL HOSE, LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL OFF THE D-10 HITTING HIS LEFT SHOULDER & ARM ON THE GROUND.