Mining Incidents

Rosebud #3 Armstrong Run PortalCoal

Rosebud Mining Company · Underground
Karns City, Armstrong County, PA · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3608773
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Mar 2001
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2001 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE WORKERS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT ON THE ROTATING DRILL STEEL WHILE HE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS.

2000 · 9 incidents

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

THE MAN WALKED BETWEEN 2 SCOOPS A COWORKER MOVED THE 1 SCOOP & PINCHED THE EE'S RIGHT LEG BETWEEN THE MOVING ONE & THE SATIONARY ONE

Struck against stationary object

THE FOREMAN WAS OPERATING THE SCOOP; HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE MINE ROOF.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MAN HAS HAD TROUBLE WITH HIS KNEES FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. THE MAN WENT TO THE DR ON 8-30-00, AND WAS TOLD HIS KNEE WOULDN'T BE RIGHT UNTIL IT WAS OPERATED ON. HE WAS OPERATED ON 9-11-00.

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE HAD PARKED A SUPPLY CAR; HE THEN TRIED TO GET BACK AROUND IT. WHEN HE WENT PAST THE CAR, THE SCOOP BUMPED A POST, KNOCKING IT DOWN; A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK AND NECK.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MAN WAS RIDING INTO MINE ON MANTRIP. WATER SPLASHED UP ONTO MANTRIP. THE MAN JERKED HIS BODY, SO NOT TO GET WET.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MAN HAD SURGERY ON HIS NECK. WHILE WORKING ON THE PUMP, THE MAN WAS SPRAYED WITH WATER. HE JERKED HIS NECK & TORE OPEN HIS STITCHES ON HIS NECK. THE MAN RETURNED TO HIS DR. ON 8-25-00, WAS TOLD NOT TO RETURN TO WORK FOR AT LEAST 3 WEEKS.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MAN WAS OPERATED ON FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME ON 6/19/00.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

THE WORKER WAS HELPING TO BUILD A CEMENT BLOCK WALL. HE WAS MIXING CEMENT. THE WORKER HAD A BAG OF CEMENT SLIP OUT OF HIS HANDS. THE BAG HIT THE MORTOR PAN, FLIPPING THE PAN END UP IN THE AIR, SPLASHING CEMENT IN HIS FACE, KNOCKING HIS GLASSES AND HARD HAT OFF.

Struck against stationary object

THE MAN WAS RIDING INTO THE MINE ON THE MANTRIP. HE WAS SETTING UP-RIGHT TOO HIGH. THE MAN STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE MINE ROOF ALONG #1 TRAVELWAY.