Mining Incidents

Bel Air Colliery Coal

Controlled by Patrick A Stassi
Old Forge, Luzerne County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3604713

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2000–2010
Latest incident
Apr 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
20
citations
7
significant & substantial
$1,588
proposed penalties
$1,468
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
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 73 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q1 344 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 32 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 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

2 on file

2010 · 1 incident

April 22, 2010 PA · Coal FIRE
Teem Environmental Services Inc · Accident type, without injuries

Trespasser accidentally started the fire, subsequently burned vacant garage at mine site.

2000 · 1 incident

July 7, 2000 PA · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Popple Brothers Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DUMPING LOAD TRUCK, APPROX. HALF WAY UP THE TOP OF THE HOIST BROKE AND THE BODY OF TRUCK WITH LOAD STILL IN IT CAME CRASHING DOWN. DRIVER WAS BOUNCED BETWEEN CEILING OF TRUCK AND SEAT WH ICH BOTTOMED OUT. DRIVER HIT HEAD ON CEILING ANDALSO HURT HIS BACK. DRIVER WAS NOT W4EARING SEAT BELT WHEN IT HAPPENED.