Mining Incidents

Auger No 3132Coal

Controlled by Robert E Elkin
Vintondale, Cambria County, PA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3609187
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2012
Latest incident
Sep 2012
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2012 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Was starting the cutting head. Two rocks slid off the top of the cutter head hitting the right leg of ee. His feet was in wet coal so his feet did not slide sideways allowing him to be pushed to the ground. it appeared that his right leg was injured between the knee and hips