Mining Incidents

Darmac Strips Coal

Darmac Coal Inc · Surface
Controlled by AOI Coal Company
Kittanning, Armstrong County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3606480

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1984–1989
Latest incident
Apr 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

1989 · 1 incident

April 19, 1989 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Darmac Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CLOSING DOOR OF CAT,WIND CAUGHT DOOR AND SLAMMED IT ON HIS FINGER.

1988 · 1 incident

October 24, 1988 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Darmac Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE LOOSENING DRAIN FOR DIFFERENTIAL AND WHEN PLUG BROKE FREE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE TOP OF HAND AGAINST LIP OF BELLY PAN ON 637PAN

1987 · 2 incidents

August 27, 1987 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Darmac Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE HELPIN1 DRIVE BEARING OFF OF ROLLERS AND WHILE POUNDING ON BEARING ROLLER CAME LOOSE AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN FOOT

May 26, 1987 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Darmac Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object

TIGHTENING BOLT8 ON FEEDER AND WRENCH SLIPPED,CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE HAND AGAINST FRAME WORK.

1986 · 7 incidents

October 15, 1986 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Darmac Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOONTIME VICE O3 REAR END GATGE OF SERVICE TRUCK I WAS DRILLING A 1/2IN HOLE IN THE METAL OF THE END GATE WHEN THE DRILL BIT STOCK IN METAL SPINING DRILL OUT OF MY HANDS & BURNED & TURNED AROU ND & STRUCK MY 5EFT HAND ON KNICKLE

July 31, 1986 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Darmac Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE HELPING TO D9ILL SHOT HOLES & WHILE HOISTING STEEL FROM RACK TO PLACE ON CHUCK DRILL STEEL SWUNG & CAUGHT LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND BETWEEN STEEL & FRAME OF MAST.

July 15, 1986 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Darmac Coal Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE SICK A7 HIS STOMACH PARKED MACHINE AND WALKED OUT ONTO DECK THEN ONTO BATTERY DECK HE TRIED TO THROW UP AND PASSED OUT FALLING TO GROUND APPROX 5 FT

April 4, 1986 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Darmac Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE GREASI3G 637 GOOSENECK AND BENT DOWN TO GREASE FITTING AND WHEN HE STOOD UP AND FELT SOMETHING SNAP

April 2, 1986 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Darmac Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE GETTIN1 OUT OF D-9 DOZER AND STRUCK ELBOW AGAINST DOOR AND IT SWELLED

January 23, 1986 PA · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Darmac Coal Inc · Fall from ladders

EMP CLIMBING LA8DER AT STACKER ON 500 JOB AND FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO TIWST BACK WHEN TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF

January 13, 1986 PA · Coal drill helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Darmac Coal Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE PLACIN1 FLAGS OUT FOR DRILLING HOLES FOR EXPLORATION AS HE WAS GETTING OUT OF TRUCK HE SLIPPED ON ICE HITTING RT WRIST AGAINST DOOR OF TRUCK

1985 · 1 incident

March 28, 1985 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Darmac Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN MAINTENANCE WORK ON THE RADIATOR OF A D-9 DOZER, #90V7355. HE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO CLEAN OUT CAKED DIRT AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT 5TH FINGER ON A BOLT STUD CAUSING A LAC ERATION ON THE POSTERIOR DISTAL SURFACE.

1984 · 2 incidents

December 12, 1984 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Darmac Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

EMP WAS SHOVELING LOOSE COAL AWAY FROM AUGER MACHINE WHEN PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 1X6X4 FELL 10FT STRIKING EMP WITH GLANCING BLOW TO LOWER LEFT BACK EMP WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS EXAMINE BY DR MI-LLER AND RELEASED

May 3, 1984 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Darmac Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE CLIMBED INTOCAB OF 920 LOADER, WHILE CLOSING THE DOOR CAUGHT HIS MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE DOOR AND ITS JAM MIDDLE FINGER WAS CUT THROUGH THE NAIL TO THE BONE-NO FRACTURE-REQUIRED NO STITCHES BUT DRESSING.