Mining Incidents

Central City SynfuelCoal

Controlled by William J West
Reels Corner, Somerset County, PA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608747
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2001–2003
Latest incident
Feb 2003
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2003 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATES WHILE DOING DUTIES HE DEVELOPED PAIN IN HIS LEFT HAND AND THUMB. WENT TO HOSPITAL, X-RAY THAT WAS TAKEN FAILS TO DEMONSTRATE A FRACTURE. HOWEVER THERE APPEARS TO BE A SPUR ON THE NAVICULAR PART OF THE BONE. THUMB SPICA HAS CREATED IMMOBILIZATION.

2002 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE EE WAS SHOVELING COAL INTO THE FEED BIN, HE WAS HURRYING AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT TO GET THE AREA CLEAN FOR THE NEXT CREW, MATERIAL WAS WET, HE LIFTED THE SHOVEL TO TOSS THE MATERAL INTO TH E FEED BIN & FELT A PINCH IN HIS NECK.

Struck against stationary object

THE EE JOLTED UP UNDER NEATH THE CONVEYOR BELT AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT SHOULDER ON THE CORNER OF THE STRUCTURE.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WORKS IN MAINIENANCE & WAS CALLED ON TO RESEARCH A PROBLEM ON OUR #4 SCREW FEED TAIL DRUM. HENOTICED THE DRUM WAS SHINY. THEN LEANED OVER THERAIL (HANDRAIL WAS 32""FROM DRUM)& RUBBED THE TAI L DRUM WITH BACK OF HIS HAND TO SEE IT HAS ANTI ZEIZE & THE TAIL DRUM GRABBED THE GLOVE & PULLEDFINGER BETWEEN FRAMEWORK & THE TAIL DRUM

2001 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON CHUTE AND COAL CAME OUT AROUND THE CHUTE AND CAME DOWN IN HIS FACE INTO HIS EYE. METAL WAS NOT DETECTED UNTIL 4/23/02, THEN REMOVED.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PROPPED FOOT UP ON END OF BRIQUET MACHINE BOLT TO HOLD THE BASE IN PLACE WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HAMMERED THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MACHINE TO LOOSEN A BOLT. THE SLEDGE HAMMER GAVE A VIBRA TION TO THE BASE TO WHICH HE HAD HIS FOOT PROPPED UP ON.