Mining Incidents

Burnside Tract Coal

Punxsutawney, Clearfield County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3606790

MSHA record for Burnside Tract (mine ID 3606790). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
Oct 1990
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1990 · 1 incident

October 11, 1990 PA · Coal EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Prushnok Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

WHILE REMOVING OVERBURDEN IN PIT HIGH PRESSURE HYDRAULIC HOSE RUPTURED & SPRAYED OIL ONTO HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD OF ENGINE. OIL IGNITED & CAUSED MOST OF MACHINE TO BE ENGULFED IN FLAMES. OPERATO R ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY. MACHINE BURNED FOR APPROX 25 MIN & CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.

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