Mining Incidents

Bute Refuse PileCoal

West Leisenring, Fayette County, PA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3607999
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
2000–2019
Latest incident
Feb 2019
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

2019 · 1 incident

Unclassified, insufficient data

A non-employee trespassing on mine property was found deceased by the Pennsylvania State Police. The 87 year old suffering from dementia went missing on 2/11/19 and was found on 2/14/19 at 1:30pm deceased on mine property from adverse weather conditions.

2012 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee rubbed sweat from face & eye causing a piece of metal to enter left eye. Metal removed at uniontown hospital emergency room. employee given prescription eye drops. Had follow-up appt with eye doctor to check rust rings. Employee released. No lost time.

Contact with heat

EE was cutting steel on truck scale with a torch. Weather was hot and humid. Protective clothing and weather conditions possibly led to a heat related incident. MSHA was contacted and they investigated the incident. EE was kept in hospital overnight for observation and then released.

Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was burning off bolts from plant screen with oxy-acetylene torch when hot slag bounced onto pant leg. Burned through pants and fell into boot causing 2nd degree burns to left ankle.

2009 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee had mud on shoes when he slipped on steps of loader, causing his left arm to pull resulting in a strain on the left shoulder and elbow. He is morbibly obese.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE and his helper were carrying a 5' x 5' screen panel on the 2nd floor. They attempted to rotate the panel. While stepping backwards, ee's foot encountered a pipe going through the floor. Helper continued to push causing ee's right knee to twist causing pain and swelling.

2008 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was descending last step of articulated truck when his foot slipped off and he jarred his right knee when he abruptly hit the ground. Strained right knee.

2007 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While employee was working in plant, he got dirt in his left eye. (Unknown source)

2005 · 3 incidents

Struck against a moving object

While operating CAT 769 Truck, lost air pressure and brakes on refuse area; truck bounced causing injured to land hard back down on the truck seat.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING URTHANE PANELS FOR REFUSE VELCO SCREEN WITH UTILITY KNIFE, CUT HIS LEFT HAND BELOW THE THUMB. RECEIVED 5 STITCHES.

2004 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN ABDOMEN IN AREA OF PREVIOUS HERNIA SURGERY 9/11/03. ALSO EXPERIENCED NAUSEA. PAIN OCCURED AFTER LIFTING BRAKE DRUM FROM TRAILER TRUCK. SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY ON 6/2/04.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED LEFT FOOT BY STEPPING ON A ROCK WHEN DISMOUNTING THE LADDER ON A FRONT END LOADER.

2003 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT LEANING AND STRETCHING TO REPAIR A DIESEL ENGINE ON THE PISTON PUMP LED TO SEVERE PAIN IN ABDOMEN THAT REQUIRED SURGERY TO REPAIR THE HERNIE THAT WAS CAUSED. WORKER'S COM P INS COMPANY IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING & EVALUATING THE INJURY.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

LOST FOOTING WHILE WALKING DOWN A MUDDY SLOPE.

2002 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE STATIONED AT THE SLURRY INJECTION PUMP, EESAID THAT HE GETS BORED. HE DECIDED TO TARGET PRACTICE. HE DROPPED A LOADED HAND GUN GETTING OUTOF THE SERVICE VEHICLE, THE PISTOL DISCHARGED AS HE WAS PICKING IT UP BY THE BARREL.

Fall down stairs

LOST FOOTING ON A STEP.

2001 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

WHILE WALKING ON FRAME OF TRUCK TO REMOVE BLOCK,LOST FOOTING & FELL TO GROUND ABOUT 4'. HIT HEADON LADDER OF TRUCK BEFORE HITTING THE GROUND.

2000 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

WHILE CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER ON A CAT 970 LOADER HE LOST HIS FOOTING HE INJURED HIS LEFT SHOULDER WHEN HE GRABBED THE LADDER WITH HIS LEFT HAND