Mining Incidents

Fell Plant Coal

S C P Inc · Facility
Controlled by Myrtetus George B
Simpson, Lackawanna County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3607909

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1989–1992
Latest incident
Oct 1992
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1992 · 1 incident

October 14, 1992 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S C P Inc · Struck by falling object

ROCK ON GRIZZLY BEING MOVED BY HAND. HAND SLIPPED AND ROCK HIT HAND WHIKLE AGIANST METAL. RING FINGER AND MIDDLE FIGNER DIGITS BROKE 1/2 INCH FROM END OF FINGER. COMMUTATIVE FRACTURE ON RIN G FINGER.

1991 · 1 incident

August 23, 1991 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S C P Inc · Fall from machine

PIECE OF TIMBER WENT UP CONVEYOR LINE GOT STUCK ON TOP WHICH PREVENTED MATERIAL FROM GOING UP ON SCREEN. AFTER SHUTTING OFF CONVEYOR HE WALKED UP CONVEYOR. WHILE THROWING OFF LOST BALANCE.

1990 · 3 incidents

November 28, 1990 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S C P Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

INJURED WAS ASSISTING FELLOW EMPLOYEE CARRY PUMP UP A FLIGHT OF STAIRS. A 1" PIPE WAS INSERTED THROUGH "D" RING ATTACHED TO TOP OF PUMP. WHILE ASCENDING STAIRS, PIPE WAS NOT KEPT LEVEL THEREFO RE ALLOWING PUMP TO SLIDE DOWN PIPE "HANDLE" AND STRIKE INJURED'S LEFT HAND.

July 3, 1990 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
S C P Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ WAS FEEDING ROLLER CHAIN ONTO DRIVE SPROCKET. REVERSING MECHANISM TO PICKUP SLACK CHAIN FORMED HORESHOE LOOP. AT THIS TIME INJ BEING CONCERNED WITH SAFETY OF 2 OTHER EMPLS LOST EYE CONTACT WITHCHAIN AS IT LOOPED BACK & CAUGHT HIS HAND.

June 26, 1990 PA · Coal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
S C P Inc · Struck by falling object

IRON FRAMING WAS BEING REMOVED FROM BOTTOM END OF DRAG SCREW. APROX. 15' LONG WITH RIGHT ANLE LEG ON ONE END 10' LONG-CUTS WERE MADE AND PIECE WAS GOING TO BE ALLOWED TO FREE FALL TO GROUND. ONE WELD WAS LEFT INTACT HOWEVER THIS AREA WAS ASSUMED STABLE BUT FAILED TO HOLD STRUCTURE. PIECE FELL WITHOUT WARNING, BOUNCED AND STRUCK VICTIM UNDER LEFT FOREARM. RESULT WAS DEEP PUNCTURE

1989 · 3 incidents

June 16, 1989 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S C P Inc · Fall onto or against objects

FELL OFF DOZER CUT L FOREAM ON PC OF METAL

February 7, 1989 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S C P Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS TAKING BOLTS OUT OF RAW COAL SHAKER WHEN RING FINGER OF RIGHT HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN COUNTER WEIGHT AND BOLT.

January 24, 1989 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S C P Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON GRATING AND FELL THROUGH