Mining Incidents

Nanty Glo East Coal

Ebensburg, Cambria County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608032

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2004–2017
Latest incident
Feb 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
17
citations
2
significant & substantial
$1,874
proposed penalties
$1,689
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
2020 Q4 48 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 19 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,188 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,467 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,721 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 701 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,902 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,682 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2017 · 1 incident

February 14, 2017 PA · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ebensburg Power Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Was removing plastic from underneath front end of F350 dump truck, lying on creeper and prying out on plastic. Got bad pain in right side of neck that radiated down right arm.

2013 · 1 incident

March 21, 2013 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ebensburg Power Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

On April 4th EE told me he had a Dr appointment on April 9th that he had fell on March 21st and his shoulder hurt. Dr sent him for a MRI on April 16th. MRI showed tore rotator cuff, operation will be on May 2nd. He has worked since March 21st with only time off for Dr appointments.

2012 · 1 incident

June 4, 2012 PA · Coal outside foreman, leadman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Ebensburg Power Company · Struck against stationary object

Employee was walking around belt when he hit his head on platform. He worked the rest of the week and reported to me on 6-8-2012 that he had a stiff neck. He went to a chiropractor after work on 6-8-2012 and call me later and said he had a pinched nerve in his neck.

2008 · 2 incidents

June 2, 2008 PA · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ebensburg Power Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was removing a screen from the screening plant when he felt a pain in his left elbow. He reported it to me on 6/6/08. He is going to have it checked by family dr the week of 6/9/08.

May 23, 2008 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ebensburg Power Company · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was cleaning windows on 980H wheel loader and said he slipped on frosty steel. He fell down and cut his right knee requiring stitches.

2004 · 1 incident

January 6, 2004 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Ebensburg Power Company · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS LOADING OVERSIZE MATERIAL FROM NO #4 PIT, WHEN HE SAID HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WORKED THE NEXT TWO DAYS UNTIL HE REPORTED OFF.