Mining Incidents

Ondo Mine Coal

Mears Enterprises Inc · Underground
Controlled by Kerry L Mears
Brush Valley, Indiana County, PA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3608628

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Sep 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
69
citations
24
significant & substantial
$5,597
proposed penalties
$4,968
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
2002 Q4 811 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 6,184 4 0 646.8
2002 Q2 11,002 11 4 999.8
2002 Q1 5,638 7 5 1241.6
2001 Q4 6,587 10 3 1518.1
2001 Q3 5,990 8 3 1335.6
2001 Q2 6,605 5 1 757.0
2001 Q1 6,632 5 2 753.9
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2002 · 4 incidents

September 19, 2002 PA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mears Enterprises Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CRAWLING OVER A PARTICALLY COMPLETED SEAL AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE WHEN HIS FOOT HUNG UP IN THE MUDDY BOTTOM.

June 27, 2002 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mears Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE. SURGEON DETERMINE THAT SURGERY WAS NECESSARY ON 7-16-02.

May 22, 2002 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) OTHER
Mears Enterprises Inc · Rubbed or abraded

EE'S KNEES GOT INFECTED DUE TO HIS KNEE PAD STRAPS IRRIRTATING THE BACK OF HIS KNEES.

2001 · 1 incident

July 7, 2001 PA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss STRIKING OR BUMPING
Mears Enterprises Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CONDUCTING A PRESHIFT EXAM OF THE SECTION WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A PROTRUDING COAL RIB.

2000 · 1 incident

October 28, 2000 PA · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
Mears Enterprises Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ENTERING THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT OF A SS SCOOP AND HIT HIS NOSE ON THE CANOPY.