Mining Incidents

Lucerne #1 Coal

Britt Energies Inc · Surface
Controlled by Christopher J Evans
Homer City, Indiana County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608690

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2004–2011
Latest incident
Oct 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
39
citations
18
significant & substantial
$5,159
proposed penalties
$5,059
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
2025 Q4 0 0 0
2025 Q3 0 0 0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 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

7 on file

2011 · 2 incidents

October 28, 2011 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Britt Energies Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE removed discharge hose from water pump allowing steam to escape causing burns on both arms.

October 28, 2011 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Britt Energies Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

While tightening primer plug on water pump hot water sprayed on employee's left forearm, causing burns.

2008 · 1 incident

February 11, 2008 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Britt Energies Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was using jumper cables to start Cat 320, while stepping over cable he slipped & fell on knee.

2007 · 1 incident

January 22, 2007 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Britt Energies Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While coming down the steps of the 966D highlift operator slipped and twisted his right knee.

2006 · 2 incidents

August 24, 2006 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Britt Energies Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE was clearing trees and stumps preparing for the next advancing pit. He was backing up and hit a stump, dozer came to a sudden stop.

January 4, 2006 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Britt Energies Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE BACKING UP DOZER, EE WENT OVER A MOUND OF DIRT, RESULTING IN HIS HEAD HITTING SPEAKER MOUNT & CAUSING LACERATION (STITCHES). AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, EE WAS WEARING SEAT BELT.

2004 · 1 incident

August 2, 2004 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Britt Energies Inc · Struck by flying object

Seeding-mulching sediment pond, feeding hay into mulcher hand was slapped by chain and hand was stoved; x rays taken: no broken bones.