Mining Incidents

Sandy Lands Coal

Anita Mining Company · Underground
Controlled by Marvin D Phillips Jr
Reynoldsville, Jefferson County, PA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3608439

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Dec 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
97
citations
49
significant & substantial
$8,678
proposed penalties
$8,678
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 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 1,978 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 577 1 0 1733.1
2002 Q2 1,116 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,634 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 11,525 6 2 520.6
2001 Q3 16,022 10 5 624.1
2001 Q2 17,616 17 9 965.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

2001 · 7 incidents

December 5, 2001 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Anita Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE EE SLIPPED WITH KNIFE & CUT INDEX FINGER.

August 2, 2001 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Anita Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN 5TH RIGHT ROOM SET UP OFF C-3 MAINS. ENTRY WAS -PREVIOUSLY MINED. NO MINING WAS BEING DONE IN THIS AREA.

May 31, 2001 PA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Anita Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS JACKING BELT TAIL OUT WHEN JACK SLIPPED LEAVING BAR SLIP AND STRIKING VICTIM IN MOUTH

April 30, 2001 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Anita Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN C-2 MAINS, #3 ENTRY. THIS AREA WAS PREVIOUSLY MINED. NO MINING WAS BEING DONE IN THIS AREA.

January 24, 2001 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Anita Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOADING BELT STRUCTURE INTO SCOOP BUCKET AND CAUGHT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF STRUCTURE.

January 23, 2001 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Anita Mining Company · Struck by falling object

DROPPED CRIB BLOCK ON LITTLE FINGER LEFT HAND BREAKING LITTLE FINGER.

2000 · 10 incidents

September 16, 2000 PA · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Anita Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS PREPARING MINE BELT TO MAKE SPLICE. SLIPPED, PULLING POINTER FINGER ON LEFT HAND INTO BELT KNIFE CUTTING IT.

August 18, 2000 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Anita Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN C-2 MAINS #1 - #5 ENTRY THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY MINED. NO MINING WAS BEING DONE IN THIS AREA.

June 29, 2000 PA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Anita Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE GOT ANKLE BETWEEN SCOOP BUCKET AND LOW STRUCTURE.

June 20, 2000 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Anita Mining Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

BURNING A PIECE OF METAL OFF WITH TORCH AND SPARK WENT INTO RIGHT EAR.

April 7, 2000 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Anita Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HAND GRINDING AND A PIECE OF DIRT CAME OFF WENT UNDER GLASSES INTO EYE.

April 6, 2000 PA · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper MACHINERY
Anita Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE BOLTING, BUMPED LEFT KNEE ON A PIECE OF ROCK.

February 16, 2000 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Anita Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LIFTING REDUCTION ONTO BRIDGE FALLING AND PINCHING RIGH HAND.

February 4, 2000 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Anita Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CRAWLING AND PUT KNEE ON TWO INCH BLOCK SLIPPING OFF AND TWISTING KNEE.