Mining Incidents

Ralph Job: 23 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Morgan David
Ralph, Fayette County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608154

Ralph Job has had no fatalities among 23 reportable incidents since 1990.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
23
Years on record
1990–1993
Latest incident
Jul 1993
Ownership history
  1. Australian Recovery Technology U S Inc 1990 to 1993
  2. Australian Recovery Technology U S Inc 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1994 0
1993 3 8,127
1992 27 25,133
1991 26 159,016
1990 14 2,280
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Ralph Job sits in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.8% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Fayette County, Pennsylvania · Population 126,967
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$56,093
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

23 on file

1993 · 1 incident

July 21, 1993 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Australian Recovery Technology U S Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SWING A SLEDGE HAMMER SAID PERSON HIT HIS LEFT LEG AND THEN FAVORED THAT LEG CAUSING STRESS ON HIS BACK.

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1992 · 5 incidents

April 6, 1992 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Australian Recovery Technology U S Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE GETTING PLANT READY FOR WORK A VALVE UNDER THE CATWALK WAS FROZEN AND DOOR IN CATWALK WAS LEFT OPEN. INJURED INADVERTENLY HOLE WHILE DOOR WAS OPEN.

March 14, 1992 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Australian Recovery Technology U S Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE TAKING OLD PACKING OUT OF PUMP INJURED SLICED HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON PIECE OF METAL.

1991 · 12 incidents

December 16, 1991 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Australian Recovery Technology U S Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS UNDER PLANT RECEIVING A COMEALONG TO PULL TWO PIPE TOGETHER. INJURIED SLIPPED OFF EDGE OF EFFLVENT TANK DROPPING FIVE FEET TO GROUND LANDING ON HIS FEET, INJURIED LOWER BACK NECK.

September 12, 1991 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Australian Recovery Technology U S Inc · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS OPERATING FEED CONVEYOR WHENNTHE WIND FROM A FRONT END LOADER DUMPING ONTO FEED CONVEYOR BLEW A PICE OF DIRT BEHIND INJUREDS SAFETY GLASSES ENTERING HIS EYE.

September 10, 1991 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Australian Recovery Technology U S Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE WALKING UNDER FEED CONVEYOR, INJURED KNOCKED HARD HAT OFF HIS HEAD AND TURNED AROUND TO RETRIEVE IT AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A BEAM.

July 15, 1991 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Australian Recovery Technology U S Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CLEANING OUT P.C.V. DRUM WITH A SLATE BAR , PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN SLATE BAR AND P.C.V.

June 21, 1991 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Australian Recovery Technology U S Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE GOT HIS ARM STUCK IN CONVEYOR BELT.WHEN HE WAS ADJUSTING BELT.

1990 · 5 incidents

October 26, 1990 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Australian Recovery Technology U S Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS WORKING ON PCV PIPE PUT IT IN PLACE.WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND HIT INJURED IN HIS TESTICLES WITH HIS FEET.

October 20, 1990 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Australian Recovery Technology U S Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING STAKE IN HAYBALES HIS HAND SLIPPED.THE STAKE HIT HIS SIDE.HE DID NOT TELL ANYONE ABOUT IT UNTIL 10-26-90.

October 13, 1990 PA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Australian Recovery Technology U S Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

INJURED WAS WELDING WHEN HE STOPPED TO CHIP THE SLAG HE REMOVED HIS WELDSHIELD TO CHIP AND HOT SLAG WENT INTO HIS EYE.

October 5, 1990 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Australian Recovery Technology U S Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MINER WAS HELPING TO ASSEMBLE A RADIAL STACKER CONVEYOR WHEN TWO MEN WERE LIFTING A SKID PLATE OTHER MINER LOST CONTROL OF LIFT AND INJURED MINER HAD ENTIRE WEIGHT TO HOLD.RESULTING IN AN INJU RY TO THE BACK.