Mining Incidents

DilltownCoal

Armaugh, Indiana County, PA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3607266
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
2004–2021
Latest incident
Dec 2021
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

21 on file

2021 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Driver was dumping the load of ash and ash stuck in the bed and caused the tractor/trailer to roll over onto the passenger side. Driver was having neck pain and was transported to the hospital as a precaution.

2020 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Employee was using an air chisel to remove hardened co-gen ash from around the pad bolts on a D-8T dozer. Employee was installing new track pads. A small piece of the air chisel bit broke off the bit and struck the employee in the forehead just below the brim of hardhat. The small piece of metal was removed at a hospital emergency room.

2019 · 1 incident

Rubbed or abraded

Employee notified employer that knee was sore on 11/1/2019. No medical attention was needed or received at that time. Employee sought medical attention on 11/5/2019 because knee was swollen and sore. Employee diagnosed with bursitis on 11/5/2019 and an infection in the knee on 11/6/2019.

2017 · 3 incidents

Struck against stationary object

Employee was cutting open a transmission filter to check for metal cuttings. EE's hand made contact with the sharp edge of the filter and caused a laceration to left thumb.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was tightening a nozzle on the water cannon at the truck bed wash. EE was using a pipe wrench to tighten the nozzle. The pipe wrench slipped causing EE's finger to be caught between the handle of the wrench and the safety railing. This caused a laceration to EE's left little finger and required stitches.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting the pin on the rear of a Komatsu WD-600-3 wheel dozer to attach a tow cable. When lifting up the pin, employee felt discomfort in right side lower abdomen. Employee was diagnosed with an inguinal hernia on 1/12/2017. Employee is having surgery today, 1/20/2017 to repair the hernia. Employee did not have any lost time until today, 1/20/2017.

2014 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

Mechanic was standing on the rear bumper area of a Euclid R40C water truck and was connecting air lines to the spray valves. He reached into his pocket to get a wrench and inadvertently stepped back and his foot slipped off the bumper area. He fell to the ground and landed on his right side, causing fractures to his ribs.

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Mechanic was using a sledge hammer to remove a pin from the blade of a Komatsu WD-600-3 wheel dozer. He was holding a driving bar with one hand and hitting it with a sledge hammer with the other hand when he felt a strain in his lower back.

2012 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a wheel dozer and plowing snow from the roadways. Approx. 12 inches fell overnight. He ran over a large pot hole or low spot along the roadway, which caused the dozer to bounce suddenly. He felt pain in his lower back and later down his right leg.

2011 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was applying considerable force to a pipe wrench to turn a hitch attachment when he felt pain in his lower stomach.

2008 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Slipped on steps of a screen plant while pre-checking equipment, grabbed a handrail while falling and injured left shoulder.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was working with a pump at RNS Services Dilltown site. Upon completion of this job He felt slight pain and discomfort in his back. The next morning He was not able to report to work due to severe pain in his back. HE did go to Miners Hospital for treatment on 5/29/08.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Illness - high blood pressure.

2007 · 2 incidents

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

The illness victim was operating a tracked bull dozer (Model D8R) from the beginning of his shift and the bulldozer was noted not to be moving, by several truck drivers and fellow employees.

Struck against a moving object

At RNS Barnes/Watkins site on 2/21/07 employee was operating a rock truck when he hit a hole in the haul road. His upper body was twisted in an odd way causing pain to his upper back. He did not know the severity of the injury at the time and did not seek medical attention until 3/01/07.

2006 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a hammer to loosen a corroded bolt. He struck the tip of his left little finger with the hammer. He did not realize the severity of the injury at this time. On 10-30-06 went to Miners Hospital for treatment of said finger, and was fitted with a soft cast for a fractured fingrer tip. He returned to work on 10-31-06.

2005 · 2 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS ENTERING AN EXCAVATOR, HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON SOME ICE THAT WAS ON THE STEP. EE'S LEG WENT FORWARD & HIS LEFT SHIN WENT INTO THE STEP BELOW HIM. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL ATTN. EE RECEIVED 5 STITCHES TO HIS LEFT SHIN & RETURNED TO WORK THAT SAME DAY.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Previous to this report date, employee was lifting a steel plate onto a truck. after placing this plate on the truck, he felt a slight strain in his lower abdomen. After work he noticed a bulge in his lower left side. On July 8 it was determined that it was a hernia. He is not to report to work until cleared by his physician.

2004 · 3 incidents

Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DRIVING TRACTOR TRAILER. THE ROADWAY TO THE REFUSE SITE HAD BEEN WATERED TO SUPPRESS DUST. THE TEMPERATURE HAD DROPPED AND THE ROADWAY FROZE PARTIALLY. EE WAS BLINDED BY BRIGHT SUNLIGHT AND HIS SPEED WAS EXCEEDING THE 10 M.P.H. LIMIT. THE TRUCK FAILED TO NEGOTIATE A TURN AND DROVE OFF THE ROAD, STRIKING A CEMENT WALL.

Fall from machine

Installing hyd. oil into tank off dozer, while exiting machine, slipped off of the push arm, onto the ground twisting his left ankle.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

From inside cab of 234C Cat excavator, employee stood up and twisted his body to the left to close the door. While twisting he heard a pop sound from his right knee.