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Cleaning Plant Coal

Controlled by Robert E Murray
Avonmore, Armstrong County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608544

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1996–2001
Latest incident
May 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
28
citations
11
significant & substantial
$3,195
proposed penalties
$3,110
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date — a $85 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
39
inspections on record
642
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 642 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2011 Q4 800 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 880 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 900 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 820 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 790 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 880 1 0 1136.4
2010 Q2 860 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 900 1 0 1111.1
Show 40 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2009 Q4 800 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 830 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 885 1 0 1129.9
2009 Q1 780 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 820 2 1 2439.0
2008 Q3 760 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 768 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 680 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 0 5 0
2007 Q3 688 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 688 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 704 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 632 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 680 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 632 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 656 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 624 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 790 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 833 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 770 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q3 932 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 0 0 0
2003 Q2 0 1 0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 1 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 1 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 650 1 0 1538.5
2001 Q1 30 1 1 33333.3
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 2,500 7 4 2800.0
2000 Q2 9,323 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 10,261 6 5 584.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2001 · 2 incidents

May 7, 2001 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Canterbury Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING SLUDGE CURTAIN INTO PLACE, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

February 23, 2001 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Canterbury Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

STEEL WIRE FOUND ITS WAY INSIDE OF SPARE BOOTS, EE CHANGED BOOTS MIDWAY THROUGH SHIFT DUE TO WET FEET, EE STARTED TO WALK AND WIRE IMPOVED ITSELF INTO EE'S RIGHT HEEL. EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 4-26-01.

1998 · 2 incidents

July 18, 1998 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Canterbury Coal Company · Fall from machine

WHILE GETTING DOWN FROM THE HI LIFT, INJURED FELL FROM DECK TO GROUND 5-7'. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE ACCIDEN, WE ARE BOIT SUR EIF INJURED SLIPPED ON TOP STEP OR PASSED OUT AND FELL. I BELIEVE H E SLIPPED DUE TO THE FACT THE INJURED REMEMBERS FALLING TO THE GROUND TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF ON THE WAY DOWN.

February 3, 1998 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Canterbury Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

THE MAN WAS REMOVING THE 3 INCH DISCHARGE LINE FROM A SLURRY PUMP THAT WAS PLUGGED. WHEN HE REMOVED THE DISCHARGE LINE,HOT SOLIDS AND LIQUIDS FLEW OUT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE WRISTS AND FACE.

1997 · 1 incident

1996 · 1 incident

November 12, 1996 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Canterbury Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MAN WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN 1/2" PLASTIC SHEETING WHEN THE BIT CUT ON THE PLASTIC. THE DRILL TWISTED AND THE MAN'S FINGER WAS TWISTED QUICKLY.