Mining Incidents

Carbon Bagging Plant Coal

Carbon Sales Inc · Facility
Controlled by Robert Eggleston
Plains, Luzerne County, PA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3606829

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2001–2011
Latest incident
Aug 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
20
citations
5
significant & substantial
$1,738
proposed penalties
$1,738
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2012 Q3 1,205 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 4,415 1 0 226.5
2012 Q1 4,591 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 4,518 1 0 221.3
2011 Q3 4,117 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 4,648 2 0 430.3
2011 Q1 5,689 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 5,002 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2011 · 2 incidents

August 11, 2011 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Carbon Sales Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner stepped off a 22" high platform injuring his right knee. He has had pain and swelling but did not seek medical attention until 09/13/2011.

June 8, 2011 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Carbon Sales Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The miner was using a utility knife to open a cardboard box. As he was cutting the box, he cut toward his arm; the knife slipped cutting his left wrist. The laceration was given first aid at Carbon Sales, Inc. and he was transported to the emergency room where he received 5 stitches and a tetanus shot.

2009 · 2 incidents

September 17, 2009 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Carbon Sales Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee, who was not on his regular work shift, dropped off a daily newspaper. Upon leaving he stepped off a walkway and sprained his left ankle.

August 26, 2009 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carbon Sales Inc · Struck by falling object

Individual picked up a screen to show UPS personnel what was in a damaged packaged received. Screen slipped from hand and fell on right foot. Individual did not realize that his foot was cut until he was home that evening and noticed that his boot was cut.

2001 · 3 incidents

October 24, 2001 PA · Coal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Carbon Sales Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE, AN OVER THE ROAD TRUCK DRIVER, WHOM WAS NEITHER EMPLOYED NOR CONTRACTED BY CARBON SALES INC, WAS STEPPING ONTO HIS TRAILER FROM THE TRACTOR AND SLIPPED FALLING APPROX 5' TO THE GROUN D BREAKING HIS RIGHT COLLARBONE. CARBON SALES EMPLOYEES CALLED FOR AN AMBULANCE AND THE INDIVIDUAL WAS TRANSPORTED TO GEISINGER HOSPITAL, WILKES-BARRE.

May 8, 2001 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carbon Sales Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STACKING BAGS OF COAL ON A PALLET. AFTER BENDING TO PLACE A BAG ON THE PALLET HE TRIED TOSTAND UP AND FELT A SHARP PAIN ON THE RIGHT SIDEBELOW HIS BELT.

March 26, 2001 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Carbon Sales Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF 621 LOADER HE TWISTED TO GET OUT OF SEAT & FELT PAIN IN BACK