Mining Incidents

Silt Drying Facility Coal

Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608155

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1990–1996
Latest incident
Aug 1996
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

1996 · 2 incidents

August 25, 1996 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Reading Anthracite Company · Struck by flying object

EE WAS OPERATING A LOADER AND A PIECE OF COAL BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

May 23, 1996 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Reading Anthracite Company · Struck by flying object

EE WAS CLEANING OUT LOADER AND THE WIND BLEW DUST AND GLASS INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

1995 · 4 incidents

December 27, 1995 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Reading Anthracite Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING AT PLANT AND GOT DUST INTO LEFT EYE.

December 14, 1995 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Reading Anthracite Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

MAN FELL ON ICY CATWALK AT W/S PLANT INJURING RIGHT WRIST.

July 17, 1995 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Reading Anthracite Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE FELL OFF BEAM & TWISTED LEFT HAND EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN 3 DAYS OF LITE DUTY BUT ONLY RETURNED TO WORK 1 DAY & IS NOW OFF

January 3, 1995 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Reading Anthracite Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING STEEL WHEN A PIECE OF STELBECAME LODGED IN RIGHT EYE.

1992 · 3 incidents

August 15, 1992 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Reading Anthracite Company · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED WELDERS FLAS;H TO BOTH EYES EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT IT TO FOREMAN UNTIL IT WAS DENIED BY BC/BS LETTER ATTACHED

July 13, 1992 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Reading Anthracite Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVER OF TRUCK SAID THAT ROAD NEEDED REPAIRS FROMRAIN ALSO SEAT WAS LOOSE IN CAB.HAD SEAT FIXED AND REPAIRED AFTER HEAVY RAIN.

April 24, 1992 PA · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Reading Anthracite Company · Accident type, without injuries

TRUCK WAS AT DUMP SITE WHEN THE GROUND FAILED TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE LOADED 65 TON HAULPAK CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SLIDE ABOUT 20' OVER BANK.

1991 · 6 incidents

October 11, 1991 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Reading Anthracite Company · Struck against stationary object

FITTING PIPE TO FLANGE PIPE AND FLANGE WAS REMOVE TO BE WELDED

March 21, 1991 PA · Coal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
Reading Anthracite Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE MAKING ROUNDS, HE WALKED INTO A 4 FT. DOOR.

February 22, 1991 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Combustion Systems Services Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE WELDING A HEAD WHEEL ON THE SILT PLANT SHAKER. A FORIEGN OBJECT BECAME LODGED IN LEFT EYE. SAFETY GLASSES WERE BEING WORN AT THE TIME.

January 11, 1991 PA · Coal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Combustion Systems Services Inc · Fall from ladders

AFTER STOPPING A 78" BELT, THE INJURED WAS DESCENDING A LADDER. THE FIRST RUNG OF THE LADDER WAS ICE COATED AND HE FELL AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

January 7, 1991 PA · Coal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator MACHINERY
Combustion Systems Services Inc · Struck by falling object

THE INJURED WAS CLEANING A SILT SCREENER WITH A PROPANE TORCH.HOT EMBERS ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE,BETWEEN SAFETY GLASSES AND FACE.

1990 · 4 incidents

December 22, 1990 PA · Coal silo operator, bin puller, truck loader SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Combustion Systems Services Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON 78" BELT FEEDER TO UNBLOCK IT EMPL SLIPPED OFF 10" BEAM & FELL INTO HOPPER. HE HIT CHIN ON ONE OF BAFFLES.

November 2, 1990 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Combustion Systems Services Inc · Fall from ladders

WHILE TAKING APART #13 SHAFT ASSEMBLY, INJURED'S FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER. HIS ARM WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE TOP OF THE LADDER AT THE TIME. DIAGNOSIS, SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO LEFT ARM.

September 25, 1990 PA · Coal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Combustion Systems Services Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

USING BREAKER BAR TO BREAK BOLTS ON VALVE WHILE DOING THIS HIS BACK CRACKED

May 31, 1990 PA · Coal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator OTHER
Combustion Systems Services Inc · Struck by flying object

INJ WAS FILLING DRYED COAL INTO TRAILERS FROM TOP OF STACKER CONVEYOR PLATFORM. WIND BLEW COAL DUST INTO FACE. INJ WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES RESPIRATOR & HARD HAT.