Mining Incidents

Speedway No 1 Strip Mine Coal

Sky Haven Coal Inc · Surface
Controlled by Joseph A Owens
Penfield, Clearfield County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3605513

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
30
Years on record
2000–2008
Latest incident
Feb 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
354
citations
228
significant & substantial
$75,601
proposed penalties
$68,625
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
2015 Q2 2,040 2 2 980.4
2015 Q1 2,100 2 0 952.4
2014 Q4 2,200 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,961 1 1 509.9
2014 Q2 1,420 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 4,771 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 4,539 2 1 440.6
2013 Q3 4,650 1 1 215.1
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

30 on file

2008 · 1 incident

February 19, 2008 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sky Haven Coal Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

He was checking a water pump hose for frozen spots when he tripped on a piece of frozen dirt and fell face first to the ground. He caught himself when he was falling with both hands breaking both wrists.

2007 · 2 incidents

July 31, 2007 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sky Haven Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was tightening bolts on a Cat D11 dozer when the wrench slipped and struck him on his wrist and fractured it.

July 11, 2007 PA · Coal FIRE
Sky Haven Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

Truck owned LJF Inc.enroute for load of coal-Bonita Job. Truck shut off going up grade, coasted truck backward to side road. Driver saw electrical smoke coming between front of battery box & rear of front tire. Wires started flaming, put out with fire extinquisher, flames kept erupting, fire out of control. Loader operator got water in his bucket dumped on fire until out.

2006 · 4 incidents

December 18, 2006 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sky Haven Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

He was moving a 1000 pound piece of steel when the cables lost tension and it fell onto his right leg. Broken lower right leg.

October 21, 2006 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sky Haven Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

While operating rubber tired front end loader in rock in pit area the tooth of the loader slipped off a rock which shook the loader and he felt pain in his lower back.

April 12, 2006 PA · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sky Haven Coal Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Hydraulic line broke on Hitachi 1800 Shovel, employee slipped on oil and fell.

March 2, 2006 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sky Haven Coal Inc · Fall from machine

While climbing up the ladder on Cat 980C Wheel Loader, he lost his grip and footing on ladder and fell to the ground injuring his chest and leg.

2005 · 2 incidents

March 1, 2005 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sky Haven Coal Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

He was walking from his pickup truck to the wheel loader to start work when he slipped on some ice that sloped downward. He lost his footing and rolled his ankle and then fell down on it, spraining his ankle.

January 22, 2005 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sky Haven Coal Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was walking in fresh snow up a grade to the upper level where his vehicle was parked. He slipped in the snow and fell to both knees, which one leg went behind him. Swelling happened in both knees.

2004 · 2 incidents

August 30, 2004 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sky Haven Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

While hauling dirt to dump in a Cat 777D off highway truck, he ran over a rock on the road and bounced in his seat. he hit his elbow on the arm rest, causing a contusion to the elbow.

March 29, 2004 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sky Haven Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STANDING BEHIND A CO-WORKER PUTTING TENSION ON A COME-A-LONG WHEN THE HAMMER HIS CO-WORKER WAS USING SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND HIT HIM ON THE NOSE, CAUSING A LACERATION.

2003 · 8 incidents

October 31, 2003 PA · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sky Haven Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON A HITACHI 1800 EXCAVATOR WITH A WRENCH. WHEN HE WENT TO STAND UP HE FELT A VERY SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AREA. (STRAIN).

September 2, 2003 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sky Haven Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

PUTTING ON AUGERS WHEN HOOK CAME UNDONE AND AUGER FELL ONTO LEFT FOOT.

July 11, 2003 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Sky Haven Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HOOK FROM HYDRAULIC HOIST FLEW OFF AND HIT MOUTHBREAKING AND LOOSENING SEVERAL TEETH AND CUTTINGLIP.

June 24, 2003 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sky Haven Coal Inc · Fall from machine

WHILE GETTING INTO WATER TRUCK HE SLIPPED ON THE FUEL TANK AND FELL BACKWARDS ONTO THE GROUND CAUSING A CONTUSION TO THE HIP.

June 9, 2003 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Sky Haven Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS PUSHING DIRT WITH A BULLDOZER ON ROUGH BOTTOM ROCK WHICH CAUSED PAIN IN SIDES FROM JARRING AND SHAKING FROM THE DOZER, WHICH LED TO A HERNIA.

April 28, 2003 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sky Haven Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HOOKING CABLE ONTO AUGER WHEN CABLE GOT BEHIND NEXT ROW OF AUGERS & PULLED AUGER FROM PILE ONTO HAND SMASHING BONES OF LEFT HAND.

January 29, 2003 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Sky Haven Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS PICKING COAL OFF OF CONVEYER BELT AND PINCHED HAND BETWEEN ROCK AND BONEY COAL CHUTE ON TIPPLE. HE LATER FOUND HE FRACTURED A FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

January 17, 2003 PA · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sky Haven Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS SHIFTING THE BED LEVER TO RAISE OR LOWER THE TRUCK BED. THE LEVER WAS VERY STIFF AND HARD TO MOVE, WHICH STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK AND GROIN AREA.

2002 · 5 incidents

December 6, 2002 PA · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey OTHER
Sky Haven Coal Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATES: ON JOB SITE (BLASTING PREPARATION) HE BLACKED OUT. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE.

November 6, 2002 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sky Haven Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING A TURB CHARGER THAT WAS SITTING ON THE COUNTERWEIGHT OF A RUBBER TIRED LOADER. THE CREATED A PULLING THE THE GROIN AREA WHICH CAUSED A HERNIA.

September 10, 2002 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sky Haven Coal Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS PUTTING OIL INTO A CAT DION BULLDOZER WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL OFF DOZER AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.

July 11, 2002 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sky Haven Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING TOOLS HE STUCK HIS FINGER BETWEEN AUGER AND KELLY BAR.

June 24, 2002 PA · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sky Haven Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS SITTING INT HE OPERATORS CAB OF A CAT 777A OFF HIGHWAY TRUCK WAITING TO GET LOADED. WHEN THE LOADER OPERATOR WAS LOADING THE TRUCK. A ROCK DROPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE BED OF THE TRUCK WH ICH JARRED THE OPERATORS CAB WHERE THE EE WAS SITTING. HE SUSTAINED A STRAIN THE UPPER BACK AREA.

2001 · 4 incidents

July 25, 2001 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sky Haven Coal Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS USING A CAT 980B LOADER, WHILE USING IT'S HYDRAULICS AND A CHAIN TO RESET A WATER PUMP. AFTER RESETTING THE PUMP, HE WENT TO DISCONNECT THE CHAIN WHILE STANDING ON THE TIRE OF THE PUMP. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE TIRE ONTO THE GROUND, FRACTURING HIS RIGHT HEEL.

July 5, 2001 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sky Haven Coal Inc · Fall from machine

OPERATOR SLIPPED ON THE WET CATWAKL OF A CATERPILLAR D9H TRACK TIE DOZER AND FELL TO THE GROUND. HE SUSTAINED A BROKEN RIB AND A SLIGHT CONCUSSION.

June 26, 2001 PA · Coal auger helper MACHINERY
Sky Haven Coal Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

AUGER MACHINE OVER-HEATED AND RADIATOR CAP BLEW OFF THROWING FLUID ON HIS ARM CAUSING BURN.

June 19, 2001 PA · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sky Haven Coal Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHEN STEPPING OFF A CRAWLER EXCAVATOR HE TRIPPEDON A ROCK AND FELL DOWN STRAINING HIS BACK. THISINJURY WAS NOT REPORTED WHEN OCCURRED. IT REOCCURRED AND IS NOW REPORTABLE. 1ST DAY OFF 10/11/01

2000 · 2 incidents

December 15, 2000 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sky Haven Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

REMOVING DEFECTIVE HOSE FROM RUBBER TIRES LOADER. WHEN HOSE CLAMP WAS REMOVED, THE HOSE END DROPPED AND HIT PELVIS AREA CAUSING HERNIA.

July 5, 2000 PA · Coal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sky Haven Coal Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS CLIMBING DOWNT HE LADDER OF THE ROCK TRUCK AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT. HIS FOOT CAUGHT ON THE LADDER AND HE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO THE GROUND BREAKING HIS UPPER RIGHT ARM.