Mining Incidents

Clearfield Strip Coal

Ladon Coal Corp · Surface
Controlled by Klapak Michael S
Mcgees Mills, Clearfield County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3607842

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
1986–1992
Latest incident
Sep 1992
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

1992 · 4 incidents

September 18, 1992 PA · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ladon Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL BY HAND AND EITHER PULLED OR TWISTED SOMETHING IN HIS LOWER BACK.

September 10, 1992 PA · Coal FIRE
Ladon Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM A PILE OF COLA BELOW THE STOCK AREA. FEDERAL MINE, INSPECTOR, EE WAS DOING AN INSPCETION OF THE PLANT WHEN WE FOUND IT. A 103K ORDER WAS ISSUED & WE TOOK ACTION TO TAKE CAR OF IT. A GRADALL WAS MOVED IN & THE SPOT WAS REMOVED.

February 25, 1992 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Ladon Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

TRAMMING DOZER RAN OVER LG ROCK MACHINE DROP REC INJURY WHEN DOZER DROPPED

1991 · 2 incidents

August 15, 1991 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ladon Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A HYDRAULIC LINE. WHILE PUSHING THE LINE DOWN THROUGH FROM THE TOP OF THE MACHINE, EMPLOYEE FELL INTO THE MACHINE CAUSING INJURY TO HEAD AND NECK. EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN MUS CLE RELAXERS AND AN INFLAMMATORY DRUG.

March 28, 1991 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ladon Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE TWISTED FOOT WHILE CLEANING WEIGH SCALES.

1990 · 1 incident

November 30, 1990 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Ladon Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

I NAME WAS HOLDING A GUARD ON THE PUSH ARM OF A D-9 DOZER WHILE THE WELDER TACKED IT ON AS THE WELDER STRUCK AN ARC A PIECE OF SLAG FLEW & LANDED IN I NAME EAR I NAME WAS WEARING A HELMET LINE R AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT

1989 · 1 incident

June 27, 1989 PA · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ladon Coal Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING PLACE A 36" PIPE IN A DITCH AT THE LOADOUT TUNNEL. DIRT FELL FROM ONE SIDE OF THE DITCH. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE TRYING TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF THE DIRT. HE SLIPPED OF F THE PIPE, TWISTED HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE DITCH.

1988 · 2 incidents

December 15, 1988 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator ELECTRICAL
Ladon Coal Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING WIRES FOR THE RADIO FROM LIVE POST ON BATTERY ONE OF THE BATTERY CAPS WAS REMOVED LETTING VAPORS ESCAPE WHEN THE WIRE WAS REMOVED IT CAUSED A SPARK WHICH RESULTED IN VAPO RS EXPLODING IN EMPLOYEES FACE

March 18, 1988 PA · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ladon Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I. NAME SLIPPED WHILE MOVING LUMBER, SPRAINING HIS BACK.

1987 · 3 incidents

December 1, 1987 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ladon Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING A 4" WATER PUMP. PUMP SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND, CAUSING INJURY TO A KNUCKLE AND THE RIGHT HAND.

October 7, 1987 PA · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ladon Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PA3NTING TRUCK SCALES. WHILE PAINTING THE SCALES, EMPLOYEE SLID BY THE SIDE OF THE SCALE & HIT LEFT FOOT ON CEMENT PILLAR.

June 9, 1987 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ladon Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

EMPL PUTTING TO2TH ON LOADER BUCKET.WHILE ASSEMBLING TOOTH THE EMPL WAS DRIVING PIN WITH HAMMER.SMALL PIECE OF STEEL CHIPPED OFF TOOTH AND FLEW INTO I.NAME RIGHT LEG.

1986 · 3 incidents

November 23, 1986 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ladon Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS RE-FUEL3NG A WATER PUMP. AS EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING DRUM OF FUEL CLOSER TO WATER PUMP HE GOT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

June 26, 1986 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Unknown operator · Struck by falling object

EMP WAS INSTALL3NG BELLY PAN UNDER DOZER (DIRT AND RSUT) FELL INTO RT EYE EMP WORKED 6 27 86 BUT EYE CONTINUED TO GIVE TROUBLE WAS OFF WORK 6 30 86 TO HAVE FOREIGN MATERIAL REMOVED AT MAPLE A AVE HOSPITAL 3

June 18, 1986 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Unknown operator · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HERNIA REOCCURR9NCE (ORIGINAL 04 13 83) HERNIA REOCCURRED WHILE EMP WAS CHANGING TRACK ON D10 TRACTOR WHILE LIFTING MASTER PAD INTO PLACE