Mining Incidents

Central Pa Coal Co Inc Coal

Controlled by Haley Harry N
Glen Richey, Clearfield County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3606802

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1983–1990
Latest incident
Aug 1990

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
August 31, 1983 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Central Pennsylvania Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE INJURED WAS OPERATING A 988A FRONT END LOADER IN THE 003 PIT OF THIS OPERATION AND WAS INFORMED AT SUPPER TIME OF HIS SHIFT THAT PART OF THE ROADWAY THAT HAD BEEN IN USE WOULD BE MINED OUT AND NOT TO TRAVEL THAT WAY. AT THE END OF THE SHIFT WHEN THE REST OF THE EMPLOYEES LEFT THE PIT HE TRAVELED OVER THE MINED OUT ROADWAY, OVERTURNING THE LOADER AND FATALLY INJURING HIMSELF.

Reportable incidents

8 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1990 · 1 incident

1989 · 1 incident

August 15, 1989 PA · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Central Pennsylvania Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

EMPLOYEES FAILUR TO OBSERVE SAFETY BARRIER BY BACKING UP ON SAME END DUMP ROLLED OVER LANDING BACK ON ITS WHEELS. DISCUSSED WITH ALL EMPLOYEES SAFETY PROCEDURE AN D PROPER USE OF SAFETY BARRIERS.

1987 · 2 incidents

January 30, 1987 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Pennsylvania Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PL5CING CABLE ON DRAGLINE BUCKET WHEN HE SPRAINED HIS BACK REQUIRING CHIROPRACTER CARE.

1984 · 1 incident

November 2, 1984 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Pennsylvania Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE IN CROUCHED POSITION EMPL WAS LIFTING HYDRAULIC PUMP INTO POSITION FOR INSTALLATION.WHEN HE TURNED HIS BODY TO RIGHT HE SPRAINED HIS BACK.

1983 · 3 incidents

November 30, 1983 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Central Pennsylvania Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO PRY OPEN THE VENT LOUVERS ON THE CAB OF A EUCLID R50 REAR DUMP TRUCK WITH A JACK KNIFE WHEN THE LOUVER SNAPPED INTO PLACE THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE CUT HIS LEFT IND EX FINGER

September 6, 1983 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Pennsylvania Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE ENGINE ACCESSORY PLATFORM AND LEANING OVER THE SIDE FRAME TO CONNECT A HOSE TO THE TRANSMISSION OF A MICHIGAN MODEL 475 TRACTOR SHOVEL, WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND H IS CHEST HIT AGANST THE FRAME OF TRACTOR SHOVEL BRUISING HIS RIB CAGE.

April 11, 1983 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Central Pennsylvania Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKING THE BALLS OUT OF A COUNTERSHJAFT BEARNING ON A MANITOWOC MODEL 4600 DRAGLINE, SERIAL 46203 WITH A HAMMER AND CHISEL. A PIECE OF STEEL CHIPPED OFF ONE OF THE BALLS AND PEN ETRATED THE SKIN OF EMPLOYEE\S LEFT FOREARM JUST ABOVE THE WRIST.