Mining Incidents

Knoxdale Strip Coal

Ladon Coal Corp · Surface
Controlled by Klapak Michael S
Knoxdale, Jefferson County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3607781

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1987–1993
Latest incident
Jan 1993
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

1993 · 1 incident

January 29, 1993 PA · Coal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ladon Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO PARTS TRAILER WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL CAUSING HIM TO LAND ON HIS SIDE. EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A CAN UNDER HIS ARM. WHEN HE FELL ON HIS ARM IT PUSHED THE CAN INTO HIS RIBS .

1992 · 1 incident

September 25, 1992 PA · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ladon Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE HELPING A MECHANIC PUT A BELLY PAN ON A 85 TON ROCK TRUCK.

1991 · 3 incidents

May 8, 1991 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Ladon Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

THE WIND BLEW AND AN OBJECT FLEW IN EMPLOYEES EYE WHILE INSPECTING TIRES ON ROCK TRUCK. EMPLOYEE WORKED THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY, WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM AFTER WORK TO HAVE OBJECT REMOVED.

January 9, 1991 PA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Ladon Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER A DOZER DRILLING OUT A BROKEN BOLT IN THE TRAC K FRAME EMPLOYEE HAD A PAIR OF SAFETY GLASSES ON HOWEVER A PIECE OF STEEL BOUNCED FROM THE FRAME & WENT UP UNDER THE GLASSES & LANDED IN EMPLOYEES RT EYE

January 3, 1991 PA · Coal FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Ladon Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A D10 ALONG THE FACE OF THE HIGHWALL IN A PIT WITH APPROX 65FT OF COVER THE HIGHWALL FELL IN & ONTO THE REAR OF THE DOZER EMPLOYEE WAS NOT INJURED

1990 · 3 incidents

November 2, 1990 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ladon Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING THE DOZER.WHEN DISMOUNTING HE TWISTED RIGHT LEG CAUSING MODERATE PAIN TO HIS RIGHT KNEE.EMPLOYEE KEPT WORKING UNTIL 01-31-91.

October 22, 1990 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ladon Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL LOADING PUMP SUCTION HOSE FOR 6" WATER PUMP INTO BED OF TRUCK.PULLED SOMETHING IN LOWER BACK.EMPL SAW CHIROPRACTOR.

August 24, 1990 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ladon Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON LADDER WHILE DISMOUNTING DOZER AT END OF SHIFT. ALTHOUGH THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED 8-24-90 AND EMPLOYEE MADE A ONE-TIME DIAGNOSTIC VISIT TO THE HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE HAD NO TIME L OST UNTIL 9-19-90. EMPLOYEE IS NOW SEEING A PHYSDICIAN FOR FURTHER TREATMENT.

1989 · 2 incidents

August 28, 1989 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ladon Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE OIL LEVEL IN THE D10 HE WAS OPERATING.HE SLIPPED ON THE DOZER TRACK,FALLING ON HIS BACK ON TOP OF THE TRACK.NOTE:EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK AND RECEIVED ONLY DIAGNOST IC TREATMENT UNTIL 10-18- AND 10-19 WHEN HE WAS HOSPITALIZED AND IS NOW BEING TREATED FOR A RUPTURED DISK.

February 4, 1989 PA · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Ladon Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

LOADING BLAST HOLES WHEN HE WAS ALLEGEDLY OVERCOME BY FUMES FROM THE EMULSION IN THE DR OPINION THE REACTION WAS NOT CAUSED BY TOXIC SUBSTANCE HE COULD HAVE A VIRAL CONDITION AND THE SMELL ALO NE CAUSED THE REACTION

1987 · 1 incident

July 3, 1987 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ladon Coal Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PUMPING WATER W3TH 6" FLIGHT PUMP. DRAGGING WATER HOSE UP OVER HIGHWALL, PULLED MUSCLE IN SHOULDER & BACK.