James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS BARRING THE DIGGING DOG ON THE M600 MANITOWOC DRAGLINE HE BRUISED HIS RT HAND ON THE DIGGING DOG
992 Strip: 10 reportable incidents Coal
James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Cowfer James I Sr
MSHA Mine ID: 3606189
992 Strip has had no fatalities among 10 reportable incidents since 1984.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 1984–1993
- Latest incident
- Dec 1993
Ownership history
- James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc 1976 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 3 | |
| 1993 | 8 | 23,626 |
| 1992 | 9 | 38,977 |
| 1991 | 11 | 47,642 |
| 1990 | 13 | 82,175 |
| 1989 | 9 | 66,139 |
| 1988 | 10 | 87,211 |
| 1987 | 3 | 20,753 |
| 1986 | 3 | 12,181 |
| 1985 | 9 | 41,481 |
| 1984 | 14 | 119,432 |
| 1983 | 14 | 81,619 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
992 Strip sits in Centre County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Centre County, Pennsylvania · Population 158,041
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$72,748
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
10 on file1993 · 3 incidents
June 1, 1993
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc · Struck by flying object
HE WAS BLOWING DIRT OFF THE TRACKS OF A 980 DOZER. A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
May 19, 1993
PA · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS HLEPING TO SLIDE A DRAGLINE CABLE WHEN CHANGING THE CABLE AND HURT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE DID NOT REPORT THIS TO HIS SUPER. OR OFFICE UNTIL WED. 7-7-93.
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1992 · 2 incidents
June 3, 1992
PA · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc · Struck by flying object
RUNNING LOADER PC OF ROCK WENT IN R EYE SCRATCHED EYE
February 14, 1992
PA · Coal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EE WAS USING A WRENCH AND PULLING ON THE SWINGERS ON THE 4600 MANITOW DRAGLINE. WHILE DOING THIS, HE PULLED AN ABDOMINAL MUSLCE.
1990 · 2 incidents
September 18, 1990
PA · Coal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS WORKING ON THE DRAGLINE USING A RASTCHET.THE RATCHET SLIPPED AND BRUISED HIS LEFT HAND.
January 9, 1990
PA · Coal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CHANGING DRAGLINE CABLE ON 4600 MANITOWOC WHILE CHANGING CABLE CUT L PALM OF HAND ON CABLE.
1989 · 1 incident
July 24, 1989
PA · Coal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
EMPL WAS WORKING ON HOIST FRICTION & HIT WRIST & FRACTURED RIGHT WRIST.
1988 · 1 incident
James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc · Fall from machine
I NAME WAS PUTT3NG OIL IN DRILL AND FELL OFF THE DRILL AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND ON DRILL AND BROKE LEFT HAND
1984 · 1 incident
James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
JOHN WAS PICKING UP A TORQUE & DEVELOPED A HERNIA