Mining Incidents

Mcdermott Coal

Controlled by Kenneth Morchesky
Twin Rocks, Cambria County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3607814

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2000
Latest incident
Jan 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
16
citations
9
significant & substantial
$1,370
proposed penalties
$1,370
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
2003 Q3 605 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,255 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,927 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 8,439 1 0 118.5
2002 Q3 8,991 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 8,209 3 1 365.5
2002 Q1 6,919 1 0 144.5
2001 Q4 7,997 2 2 250.1
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2000 · 1 incident

January 19, 2000 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Laurel Land Development Inc · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS DRIVING ROCK TRUCK IT STARTED TO SLID ON WET SNOW, TOUCHED BRAKES, STARTED TO SLID MORE, WENT DOWN A GRADE, HIT A DITCH, AND TIPPED ON SIDE.