Mining Incidents

Penn Run Mine Coal

Mears Enterprises Inc · Underground
Controlled by Kerry L Mears
Penn Run, Indiana County, PA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3608174

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Mar 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
48
citations
20
significant & substantial
$3,967
proposed penalties
$3,469
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
2003 Q3 0 0 0
2003 Q2 72 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 639 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 564 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 368 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 7,745 8 2 1032.9
2001 Q4 6,901 7 4 1014.3
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

2002 · 6 incidents

March 28, 2002 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Mears Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAS DEVELOPED CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME FROM UNKNOWN CAUSES. WORKING IN AND AROUND THE MINE AGGRAVATES THIS CONDITION.

March 15, 2002 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mears Enterprises Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE HOLDING A PUNCH FOR ANOTHER MECHANIC TO CHANGE A BEARING THE OTHER MECHANIC MISSED THE PUNCH & STRUCK VICTIM'S THUMB AGAINST SIDE OF THE BEARING.

February 13, 2002 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mears Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE CLEANING #4 CONVEYER BELT EE SPRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

February 4, 2002 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Mears Enterprises Inc · Rubbed or abraded

IN LOW COAL SEAM, REQUIRING CRAWLING FROM PLACE TO PLACE AND ROOF BOLTING PUTTING ADDITIONAL STRAIN ON KNEES.

January 22, 2002 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mears Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A SECTION OF ROOF MEASURING APPROX. 19'X25'X6' FELL IN THE INTERSECTION OF #4 ENTRY AT SS 1396, INTERSECTON HAD A CUTTER RUNNING THROUGH WITH SOAPSTONE AND WATER DRIPPING FROM ROOF AREA WAS BO LTED WITH 3' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS AND ROOF MATS ON AT LEAST 1 3'X4' PATTERN ROCK FELL ON MINER AND #1 BRIDGE.

2001 · 10 incidents

November 21, 2001 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mears Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL 2 X CUTS IN BY SS 1330 #4 ENTRY OFF 1 APPROX 70' BY 19' BY 3-5'. DOUBTFUL AREA WITH CLAY VEINS AND SOAPSTONE ROOF WHEN MINED CAUSING AREA TO BE ABANDONED AND DANGERED OFF. FOUND BY EE ON WEEKLY RETURN EXAM 11-21-01 APPROX 10:0O AM.

November 14, 2001 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Mears Enterprises Inc · Rubbed or abraded

CRAWLING ON KNEES IN MINE.

September 25, 2001 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mears Enterprises Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHEN INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT VICTIM SLID FOOT UN-DER DRILL HEAD AND ACCIDENTLY LOWERED DRILL HEAD

August 25, 2001 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Mears Enterprises Inc · Rubbed or abraded

CRAWLING ON KNEES IN MINE.

July 12, 2001 PA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Mears Enterprises Inc · Rubbed or abraded

THIS IS A LOW SEAM MINE, MAKING IT NECESSARY FOR EE TO CRAWL, SOME CRAWL EXTENSIVELY. EE, HE RIGHT KNEE SWELLED DUE TO A SEPTIC INFECTION.

June 21, 2001 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Mears Enterprises Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHEN POSITIONING CONVEYOR BELT INJURED CAUGHT HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN BELT AND RIGID STRUCTURE.

June 18, 2001 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mears Enterprises Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TRAMMING BOLTER FROM ONE BOLT TO ANOTHER HE STRUCK LOWER RIGHT RIBS ON MACHINE.

June 12, 2001 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mears Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN AREA FOOR MEASURING 20'WIDE X 30'LONG AND 5' HIGH FELL AT A LOCATION 1 1/2 CROSSCUTS OUTBY & ADJACENT TO SS1317 IN THE #1 ENTRY.

2000 · 3 incidents

December 13, 2000 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mears Enterprises Inc · Struck against stationary object

BENDING ROOF BOLTS: BENDING OVER, STANDING TURNING TO LEFT, LEFT WRIST STRUCK PIPE GUIDE AS HE WAS LAYING BOLTS DOWN ON BOLT PLATFORM. SWELLING AND WATER ON LEFT WRIST (TENDONITIS).