Mining Incidents

Neal Strip #3 Coal

Controlled by Barbara M Bearer
Rathmel, Jefferson County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3606676

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1986–1991
Latest incident
Mar 1991
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1991 · 1 incident

March 21, 1991 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Howard Neal Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON 3/14/91 EMPL SLIPPED ON SCRAPER & BUMPED RIBS. THIS WAS NOT REPORTE AS EMPL DID NOT THINK HE NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION. ON 3/21/91 HE BUMPED RIBS WITH AIR WRENCH WHICH AGGAVATEDINJURY & MADE HIM SEEK MEDICAL HELP.

1990 · 1 incident

December 11, 1990 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Howard Neal Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING DOZER EMPLS SHOULDER SNAPPED.

1989 · 3 incidents

October 13, 1989 PA · Coal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Howard Neal Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS REMOVING CHAIN BINDERS THAT WERE HOLDING D-10 BLADE IN PLACE ON TRUCK. PIPE WAS PLACED OVER HANDLE OF BINDER FOR LEVERAGE WHEN BINDER BROKE PIPE CAME OFF & HIT EMPL IN FOREHEAD.

March 2, 1989 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Howard Neal Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects

2 EMPL ROLLING 55 GAL DRUM OF FUEL INTO BUCKET OF 992 LOADER.DRUM SLIPPED AND KNOCKED I.NAME DOWN.FINGER DISLOCATED WHEN HAND HIT ROCK.

February 17, 1989 PA · Coal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Howard Neal Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ON DRILLING JOB, PUSHING LOCK BACK DOWN HAND SLIPPED AND WRENCH CAME DOWN ON TOP OF IT AND CAUSGHT IT BETWEEN TABLE AND W RENCH LACERATION OF OFOREFINGER AND MIDDLE FINGERS ON R. HAND. STICHE S.

1988 · 1 incident

December 6, 1988 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Howard Neal Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPL WAS REMOVING TOPSOIL WITH PAN ON OPEN FARM FEILD WITH APPROX GRADE OF 10-14%. EMPL IGNORED PROPER PROCEDURE & MANUVERED PAN DIAGONALLY TO PARALLELOF SLOPE LEFT BOWL CAUGHT & LIFTED PAN O FF GROUND ALTHOUGH THIS HAPPENS OFEN IT SCARED OPERATOR & HE QUICKLY APPLIED BRAKEN & IN THIS POSITION IT ROLLED MACHINE ON ITS SIDE TOSSING EMPL ABOUT.

1987 · 1 incident

May 14, 1987 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Howard Neal Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING TORC ARM OF A EUCLID REAR DUMP TRUCK MODEL R-75 WHEN HE NOTICED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

1986 · 1 incident

February 28, 1986 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Howard Neal Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING A GENERATOR SPRAINED GROIN AREA INJURY DID NOT BOTHER HIM UNTIL 030386