Mining Incidents

Lucerne No 1 Truck Dumping Facility Coal

Helvetia Coal Company · Facility
Controlled by CONSOL Energy Inc
Homer City, Indiana County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608210

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2007–2008
Latest incident
Jul 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
15
citations
1
significant & substantial
$935
proposed penalties
$935
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
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 0 0 0
2008 Q3 0 0 0
2008 Q2 0 0 0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 0 0 0
2007 Q2 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

2 on file

2008 · 1 incident

July 29, 2008 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Helvetia Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EE and coworker were standing in sludge boat, pulling boat to shore to exit the pond. EE lost balance and slipped on bottom of boat, striking right side on boat seat base. EE received pain relievers and muscle relaxers from family physician on 8/1/08.

2007 · 1 incident

August 15, 2007 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Helvetia Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

Employee was starting lawn mower when pull cord slipped from right hand and struck the base of left thumb which was holding the handle. Employee continued working normal shifts until 8/21/07 at which time he had x-rays taken. X-rays were negative, however, doctor placed employee on restricted duty until 8/25/07.