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Rossmoyne Strip: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Barbara M Bearer
Rossmoyne, Indiana County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3606932

Rossmoyne Strip has had no fatalities among 6 reportable incidents since 1991.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1991–1998
Latest incident
Jan 1998
Ownership history
  1. Howard Neal Coal Corp 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1999 1 3,560
1998 4 40,590
1997 2 17,748
1996 0
1995 3 24,036
1994 7 79,993
1993 9 180,771
1992 8 125,486
1991 13 152,838
1990 9 146,446
1989 6 117,971
1988 4 43,426
1987 3 2,272
1984 0
1983 7 44,192
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Rossmoyne Strip sits in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.4% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Indiana County, Pennsylvania · Population 83,213
2.4%
Mining share of county employment
$58,739
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1998 · 1 incident

January 19, 1998 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Howard Neal Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EE WAS DESCENDING THE CAT DOZER IN A SAFE MANNER. ACCORDING TO THE WITNESS, HE SLIPPED PRIOR TO PUTTING HIS FOOT ON THE LAST FOOT PAD ON THE PUSH ARM AND FELL BETWEEN THE TRACK FRAME AND PUSH ARM AND STRUCK HIS RT SIDE ON THE TRACKS, CAUSING INJURY TO RT ARM AND RIBS. EE WORE BOOTS.

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1995 · 1 incident

July 10, 1995 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Howard Neal Coal Corp · Unclassified, insufficient data

ORIGINAL ACCIDENT 8-29-94. REOCCURRANCE: EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN OFF SINCE 7-10-95. SAID BACK IS BOTHERING HIM AND HE CANNOT WORK.

1994 · 1 incident

August 29, 1994 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Howard Neal Coal Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A NEW HYDRAULIC HOSE. WHILE PULLING THE HOSE INTO PLACE, HE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.

1993 · 2 incidents

August 17, 1993 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Howard Neal Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF A D11 DOZER. A ROCK WAS STUCK ON LAST STEP. WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE ROCK HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

May 24, 1993 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Howard Neal Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE CHANGING OIL IN D9-H DOZER HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND.EMPLOYEE NEVER INFORMED SUPERVISOR THAT HE RECEIVED CHIROPRACTIC CARE FOR HIS SPRAINED BACK.REPORTING STATUS CITATION 3960 986.

1991 · 1 incident

March 26, 1991 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Howard Neal Coal Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A WATER HOSE IT WAS MUDDY HE SLIPPED & FELL ON HIS SIDE