Mining Incidents

Worthville Mine Coal

Original Fuels Inc · Surface
Controlled by David D Osikowicz Jr
Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3604782

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
2000–2014
Latest incident
Dec 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
131
citations
64
significant & substantial
$19,521
proposed penalties
$15,564
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
2025 Q4 1,187 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,085 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,260 1 0 793.7
2025 Q1 1,048 1 0 954.2
2024 Q4 1,142 1 0 875.7
2024 Q3 1,214 2 0 1647.4
2024 Q2 1,087 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 3,005 6 1 1996.7
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

2014 · 2 incidents

December 9, 2014 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Original Fuels Inc · Struck by falling object

Putting shims in pin on D11R; moved pin back; cylinder fell on hand

July 16, 2014 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Original Fuels Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Using grind wheel to remove rust on wear plate. Machine slipped.

2013 · 1 incident

December 16, 2013 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Original Fuels Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Descending from dozer; slipped on ice covered tracks.Struck R side on the dozer push arm, pulling muscles in back & left arm; numbness in leg & neck.

2006 · 1 incident

October 19, 2006 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Original Fuels Inc · Struck by flying object

Pounding dozer blade w/sledge hammer, piece of metal chipped off, lacerated l index finger.

2005 · 2 incidents

August 13, 2005 PA · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Original Fuels Inc · Struck by flying object

HAMMERING A SEGMENT BOLT; PIECE OF THE PUNCH BROKE OFF & PUNCTURED SIDE OF ABDOMEN AREA

February 9, 2005 PA · Coal drill helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Original Fuels Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HOLDING ROD WRENCH WITH BOTH HANDS. ON TURNING TO MAKE THE BREAK ON ROD, LEFT HAND SLIPPED OFF THE WET (RAIN) SURFACE, CAUGHT THE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WHEN WRENCH SLID THE WHOLE WAY DOWN AROUND

2004 · 5 incidents

November 18, 2004 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Original Fuels Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

DOZER GOT STUCK; EE WAS DRAGGING CABLE THROUGH MUD TO START PULLING IT OUT. EE SPRAINED HIS KNEE WHILE DRAGGING CABLE. 2/05 - REOPEN: EE HAD KNEE SURGERY.

September 1, 2004 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Original Fuels Inc · Struck against a moving object

SITTING IN TRUCK WHILE BEING TOWED, TRUCK SLIPPED OFF TOW VEHICLE CAUSING PASSENGER TO BE JOSTLED AGAINST DOOR OF TRUCK.

May 24, 2004 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Original Fuels Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EXITING EQUIPMENT, FOOT SLIPPED, GRABBED HAND RAIL TO CATCH SELF; BROKE BONE BEHIND FINGERS IN HAND.

February 5, 2004 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Original Fuels Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLIMBING UP SIDE OF ROCK TRUCK AT END OF SHIT TO CHANGE OIL, HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN LEFT ARM AS HE REACHED FOR LAST RUNG.

January 3, 2004 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Original Fuels Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I WAS STRETCHING AND CLIMBIN THE LADDER TO GET TO THE CAB ON MY LOADER, AND PULLED SOMETHING IN MY LOWER BACK.

2003 · 1 incident

June 23, 2003 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Original Fuels Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PICKING UP ROCK UNDER BELT, ANOTHER ROCK CAME DOWN AND SMASHED FINGER.

2000 · 7 incidents

September 30, 2000 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Original Fuels Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELING DIRT UNDER CONVEYOR ELTS, TWISTED WRONG AND TWISTED NERVE.

June 28, 2000 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Original Fuels Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOADING LIMESTONE, SNAPPED RIGHT WRIST, THEN LATER IN THE SHIFT 8 WAS CLEANING MUD OUT OF BUCK4ET WITH A STEEL SCRAPED & REINJURED MY WRIST.

June 9, 2000 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Original Fuels Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

GETTING A ROCK THAT WAS LODGED IN THE SHUTE OUT BY USING A METAL BAR--MISJUDGED DISTANCE BETWEEN BAR AND SHUTE AND CAUGHT LEFT HAND PINKY FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND ROCK SHUTE.

April 24, 2000 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Original Fuels Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING MUD FROM BUCKET OF FRONT END LOADER WITH A LARGE PRY BAR, PULLED TENDON IN LEFT SHOULDER.

March 1, 2000 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Original Fuels Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SHOVELING AROUND BELT CONVEYOR, STRAINED BACK.

January 27, 2000 PA · Coal coal sampler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Original Fuels Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TRYING TO SHUT DOOR OF SAMPLING ROOM. PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN DOOR AND SOILS SAMPLING MACHINE.