Mining Incidents

Redco Tipple No 2 Coal

Controlled by Stanford Energy
New Bethlehem, Armstrong County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3605199

MSHA record for Redco Tipple No 2 (mine ID 3605199). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1983–1992
Latest incident
May 1992
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1992 · 1 incident

May 22, 1992 PA · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Terry Coal Sales Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING THE OVERHEAD DOORS AT THE END OF THE SHIFT.LOOSE DIRT AND DEBRIS FELL OFF OF THE DOOR AND FELL ON HIS HEAD,FACE AND IN THE EYES.HE FLUSHED HIS EYES WITH WATER BUT THERE WA S A PIECE LODGED IN HIS LEFT EYE.HE WAS TAKEN TOTHE EMERGENCY ROOM AND HAD A PIECE OF METAL REMOVED.EYEWAS PATCHED FOR 24 HOURS.

1989 · 1 incident

April 25, 1989 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Terry Coal Sales Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BESIDE MECHANIC WHILE HE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER ON A TRACK.WHEN MECHANIC HIT THE TRACK A PIECE OF METAL HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT SIDE OF NECK.AT FIRST HE THOUGHT THERE WA S JUST A SMALL CUT AND HE PUT A BAND-AID ON IT.LATER HE THOUGHT HE COULD FEEL SOMETHING IN THE CUT AND AFTER WORK HE WENT TO THE DR..HE HAD X-RAYS WHICH TAKEN SHOWED A SMALL PIECE OF METAL TH

1987 · 1 incident

April 14, 1987 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Terry Coal Sales Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR BACKED3ROCK TRUCK OVER THE END OF FILL HE WAS MAKING TO BE USED A S A ROAD. THE TRUCK WHEN IT WENT OVER THE EDGE TIPPED UP ON BACK WHEELS SILLING THE LOAD AND THEN SPINNING SIDEWAYS IT CAMT TO RES7 AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FILL A DISTANCE OF APPROX. 20 FT OPERATOR AT FIRST SHOWED NO SIGNS OF INJURY BUT AFTER ABOUT 1 HR. COMPLAINED OF DIZZINESS AND FELLING FAINT. HE WAS TAKEN

1984 · 1 incident

June 12, 1984 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Terry Coal Sales Inc · Struck by powered moving object

OILER ATTEMPTED TO OIL TRAVEL CHAIN WHILE MACHINE WAS WORKING-OPERATOR DID NOT KNOW THAT OILER WAS OFF THE MACHINE. OPERATOR SWUNG MACHINE STRIKING THE OILER.

1983 · 1 incident

October 11, 1983 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Terry Coal Sales Inc · Fall from machine

OPERATOR PULLED MACHINE UP TO THE RAMP LEADING DOWN TO THE BENCH. APPARENTLY HE TOOK THE MACHINE OUT OF TRAVEL, LEAVING IT IN NEUTRAL WITHOUT ENGAGING DIGGING DOGS TO HOLD IT. HE THEN ATTEMPTE D TO SWING THE BOOM WHICH RESULTED IN THE MACHINE MOVING ON ITS OWN. THE MACHINE THEN RAN DOWN OVER THE FACE OF THE CUT AND LANDED ON THE PIT FLOOR. THIS RESULTED IN THE OILER BEING THROWN CL

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