Mining Incidents

River Hill TippleCoal

Controlled by Harry J Hanchar
Karthaus, Clearfield County, PA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608683
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2001–2014
Latest incident
May 2014
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2014 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Working on hydraulic leak next to engine, Hand came in contact with fan blade.

2011 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Working on 570 loader replacing u-joint. hammering on the u-joint and a piece of metal broke off and went into employees arm.

2010 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Broken finger, raised pin to connect cable to loader. Pin fell on finger.

2008 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE lost balance on concrete pad, twisted ankle. Had x-ray done.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was standing behind truck directing truck when employee was pinned by truck to wall.

Fall from machine

Employee stepped off ladder of truck right knee buckled when foot hit the ground. He continued to work with no lost time until 9/10/08 when he went in for an operation.

Struck by falling object

Pipe fell, he went to catch; metal went through finger.

2006 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

PULLED MUSCLES, STRAINED SHOULDER & BACK OF ARM WHILE RAISING BED ON TRUCK TO DUMP & PULLING OUT AWAY FROM LOAD.

2005 · 1 incident

Struck by powered moving object

EE WAS CHANGING FORK ON BOBCAT SKID STEER BUCKET. EE WAS WALKING BETWEEN BUCKET AND WALL AS BUCKET WAS MOVING. BUCKET STRUCK EE'S ANKLE, SPRAINING IT.

2003 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING A BELT SCRAPER IN PLACE. WENT TO THE DOCTORS ON 9-3-03. OPERATION 9-22-03. TO BE OFF 3 TO 4 WEEKS.

2002 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

HOSE BROKE ON LOADER, IT CAME THROUGH WINDSHIELD. GLASS IN EYE.

2001 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SLIPPED ON ICY CONDTIONS. WENT TO DR ON 2/12/01