Mining Incidents

Huskin Run Siding Coal

Controlled by Berwind Corporation
Hillsboro, Somerset County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3607727

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2000–2013
Latest incident
Dec 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
60
citations
22
significant & substantial
$6,335
proposed penalties
$6,335
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
2023 Q4 1,023 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,064 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 944 5 1 5296.6
2023 Q1 952 1 0 1050.4
2022 Q4 811 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 616 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 686 1 0 1457.7
2022 Q1 669 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

12 on file

2013 · 2 incidents

December 26, 2013 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Berwind Coal Sales Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Claimant was walking from the scale house to the screen plant and slipped on ice and fell. When claimant fell, his ankle buckled.

March 18, 2013 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Berwind Coal Sales Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was attempting to climb the ladder to the loader, employee slipped and grabbed the grab bar with left arm to avoid falling, employee pulled something in left arm/shoulder.

2012 · 1 incident

August 2, 2012 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Berwind Coal Sales Company · Struck against stationary object

Individual was moving an oxygen tank when left hand came into contact with sharp metal leaning against a wall. Individual received a 1-1/2 inch laceration between ring finger and pinky finger on back of left hand. Individual received 6 stitches.

2011 · 1 incident

January 14, 2011 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Berwind Coal Sales Company · Fall from machine

INJURED WALKED AROUND BACK OF LOADER, WENT TO STEP UP AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING INJURED TO FALL BACKWARDS OFF THE MACHINE, HITTING HIS HEAD AND BACK ON THE GROUND.

2009 · 1 incident

September 30, 2009 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Berwind Coal Sales Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Injured was lifting bags of lime into lime box when he felt a sharp pain in his back.

2008 · 2 incidents

July 28, 2008 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Berwind Coal Sales Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS LIFTING A BATTERY CHARGER ONTO THE BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK.

2007 · 1 incident

February 12, 2007 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Berwind Coal Sales Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Injured was lifting sample bags onto truck bed and turned body to the left when he felt his knee pop and start to burn.

2005 · 1 incident

November 29, 2005 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Berwind Coal Sales Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured was turning handle on a winch when the handle came out of his hand and reversed direction, striking him on the right arm.

2004 · 1 incident

February 1, 2004 PA · Coal FIRE
Berwind Coal Sales Company · No Value Found

DURING THE OPERATION OF THE FRONT-END LOADER A FIRE STARTED BENEATH THE CAB. INJURED BURNED THE PALMS OF HIS HANDS AS HE EXITED THE CAB.

2002 · 1 incident

January 16, 2002 PA · Coal weighman, scale person SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Berwind Coal Sales Company · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS STEPPING UP ONTO THE SCALE PLATFORM WHEN SHE TRIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HER LEFT KNEE ON THE TOP OF THE PLATFORM CAUSING A 1/2" HORIZONTALLACERATION ON HER KNEE.

2000 · 1 incident

November 6, 2000 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Berwind Coal Sales Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ WAS EXITING THE FRONT END LOADER WHEN THE DOOR SLAMMED SHUT ON HIS LEFT HAND