Mining Incidents

Westover Job Coal

Controlled by Avery Inc
Westover, Clearfield County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3605690

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
1983–1989
Latest incident
Aug 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

1989 · 5 incidents

August 17, 1989 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Avery Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING 50 TON WABCO ROCK TRUCK & DUMPING TOPSOIL ON RECLAIMED HILLTOP WHEN ABACKING UP TO DUMP HE GOT TOO FAR DOWN OVER H ILLSIDE WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE THE FRONT WHEELS RAISE D OFF THE GROUND & THE TRUCK CONTINUED DOWN THE HILL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE 250FT SLOPE THE TRUCK OVERTURNED ROLLED ONCE & CAME TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION

July 6, 1989 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Avery Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPL REMOVING HYDRAULIC PUMP FROM DOZER.AS HE LIFTED PUMP FROM DOZER,RING FINGER OF RIGHT HAND CAUGHT ON HOSE CLAMP CAUSING SMALL CUT REQ 6 STITCHES.

May 22, 1989 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Avery Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING HOSE WITH KNIFE IT SLIPPED AND STUCK EMP IN R KNEE AREA CUTTING SKIN REQ STITCHES.

March 1, 1989 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Avery Coal Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG FOREMANS PICK-UP TRUCK. AS FOREMAN BEGAN BACKING UP HE TURNED HIS WHEELS TO AVOID ANOTHER PICK UP TRUCK TO HIS RIGHT. IN DOING SO, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE STRUCK THE EM PLOYEES RIGHT FOOT FROM BEHIND.

February 8, 1989 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Avery Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPL HAD ARRIVED FOR WORK WHEN HE WAS PUSHED AGAINST HIS CAR BY ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL CAUISING BACK INJURY THIS INCIDNET IS ALLEGED TO HAVE OCCURRED ACCORDING TO VICTIM HJOWEVER IS DIPUTED BY WIT NESS SEE #11

1988 · 3 incidents

July 2, 1988 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Avery Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

VICTIM WAS CLEARING TREES AND BRUSH WITH BULLDOZER TO BUILD PONDS. A TREE LIMB SNAPPED BACK FRO M BLADE AND FELL THROUGH THE DOOR, STRIKING VICTIM IN HEAD, CAUSING CUT ABOVE LEFT EYE THAT RE QUIRED SIX (6) STITCHES.

May 3, 1988 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Avery Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS ASSISTING MECHANIC IN ATTEMPTING TO PRESS THE SHAFT OUT OF THE TRAVEL SPROCKET OF LIMA 2400 DRAGLINE. A 20 TON HYDRAULIC JACK WAS USED TO FORCE HOUSING UPWARD AS SHAFT WAS FORCED DO WNWARD WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. AS FORCE INCREASED, THE HYDRAULIC JACK BROKE AND SLIPPED FROM POSITUJIN. VICTIM WAS WATCHING IN SQUATTING POSITION AND WAS STRUCK BY JACK FIRST ON LEFT KNEE AND THE

March 2, 1988 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Avery Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING THE JOB SITE AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT AS HE WAS DESCENDING A SLIGHT RAMP TO HIS VEHICLE HE SLIPPED ON SOME SNOW & FELL PULLING MUSCLES IN H IS UPPER BACK & NECK

1987 · 1 incident

March 25, 1987 PA · Coal drill helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Avery Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

STANDING ON TAB5E OF CP DRILL USING WRENCH TO ADJUST LIFTING JACKS.TABLE SLIGHTLY OILY AND WET DUE TO LIGHT RAIN FALL.SLIPPED & FELL 3-4' LANDED ON GROUND TWISTING ANKLE.

1986 · 5 incidents

October 9, 1986 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Avery Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PE9FORMING MAINTENANCE ON MARION 184 DRAGLINE AS HE ATTEMPTED TI DUSMOUNT MACHINE USING LADDER PROVIDED HIS FOOT LANDED ON LOOSE ROCKS ON THE GROUND WHICH MOVED CUAINSG EMPLOYEE TO TWIST HIS 5EFT KNEE

July 21, 1986 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Avery Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS DR5INING TRANSMISSION FLUID FROM CAT D10 DOZER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DISMOUNT MACHINE FROM BEHIND OPERATORS CAB EMPLOYES FOOR SLIPPED FROM FOOTSTEP CAUSING HIM TO LOSE BALANCE AND F ALL TO GROUND H9 LANDED ON HIS RT SIDE STRIKING SHOULDER ON TRACK OF DOZER WHICH WAS LAID OUT ON GROUND

June 20, 1986 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Avery Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS IN PROC9SS OF TREATING WATER BY SHOVELING HYDRATED LIME INTO A MIXING TANK. AS HE WAS TURNING TO DUMP SHOVEL LOAD INTO TANK, HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED ON WET LIME AND HE TWISTED HIS KNEE

January 10, 1986 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Avery Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO TAKE WATER SAMPLE FROM DISCHARGER TREATMENT POND HE SLIPPEDON THE ICE & FELL ON HIS BACK RIGHT SIDE

January 8, 1986 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Avery Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MECHANIC WAS AT7EMPTING TO REMOVE BELLY PAN FROM D-9 DOZER. THE BELLY PAN WAS SECURED IN PLACE BY CHAIN & BOOM TRUCK. HOWEVER WHEN LAST BOLT WAS REMOVED THE BELLY PAN SHIFTED SLIGHTLY PINCHI NG MECHANICS TH6MB-LEFT- BETWEEN BELLY PAN & UNDERCARRIAGE.

1984 · 1 incident

February 22, 1984 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Avery Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS CARRYING MATERIAL FOR LOADING BLAST HOLES & SLIPPED ON MUD OR ICE TWISTING THE LEFT ANKLE.

1983 · 3 incidents

December 5, 1983 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Avery Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING TRACKS OF DOZER WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO PUSH MUD THROUGH THE TRACKS WITH SHOVEL, HE TWISTED HIS BACK

July 29, 1983 PA · Coal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Avery Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE BROKEN DRILL STEEL FROM DRILL, HAD A GIB PIPE WRENCH ON DRILL STEEL TO HOLD IT WHILE SOMEONE ELSE TURNED THE TOP OF. WHEN HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS APPLIEDC TO SPIN THE TOP OFF, THE WRENCH KICKED OFF STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH.

March 2, 1983 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Avery Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

ASSTING MECHANIC IN MAKING REPAIRS TO STEERING COLUMN ON END DUMP.EMPL WAS DESCENDING LADDER WHE N HAND SLIPPED OFF RAIL.DUE TO GREASE ON GLOVES,RESULTED IN FALL TO THE GROUND.