Mining Incidents

Job #2 Strip Coal

Controlled by Boyce Mark
Davidsville, Somerset County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3604260

MSHA record for Job #2 Strip (mine ID 3604260). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1984–1990
Latest incident
Jun 1990
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1990 · 1 incident

June 14, 1990 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
East Ridge Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HELPING DISMANTLE DOZER ENGINE BACK PAIN GOT WORSE

1989 · 2 incidents

June 16, 1989 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
East Ridge Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS USING A SLEDGEHAMMER TO POSITION A TOOTH ON THE BUCKET OF A HYLIFT, SO THAT THE KEEPER PIN COULD BE INSTALLED THAT HOLDS IT IN PLACE. WHILE HITTING THE TOOTH PIECE OF METAL, THAT APPEAR ED TO COME FROM THE TOOTH, FLEW OFF AND PENETRATED TO THE BONE, THE EMPLOYEE S LEFT ARM BETWEEN THE SHOULDER AND ELBOW.

February 1, 1989 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
East Ridge Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPL WAS OPERATING A SCAPPER ON 2-1-89 EMPL EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS L ARM WHEN HE WENT HOME AND ADDITINAL PAIN SEVERAL DAYS LATER PINCHED NERVE IN HIS NECK

1988 · 1 incident

July 20, 1988 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
East Ridge Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER AND CHISEL WHILE DOING MINOR REPAIR WORK ON A BULLDOZER WHEN HE STRUCK HIMSELF ON THE BACK OF HIS HAND WITH THE HAMMER.

1985 · 2 incidents

December 31, 1985 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
East Ridge Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG CRIBBING LBOCK AND JACKS TO HOLD METAL IN PLACE TO WELD. CRIBBING BLOCK SLIPPED OUT OF PLACE AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH. HE REQUIRED 22 STITCHES IN HIS LIP. X RAYS WERE T AKEN OF TOOTH. 3

August 19, 1985 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
East Ridge Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIPPED WHILE PULLING FUEL LOSE TO FUEL MACHINE.SPRAINED SHOULDER.

1984 · 1 incident

November 9, 1984 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
East Ridge Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

SPRAINED OR DISLOCATED VERTEBRE IN BACK OR NECK MOVING WATER PUMP.

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