Mining Incidents

Auger #2 Coal

Controlled by Jason Miller
Shelocta, Indiana County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3609190

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2004–2009
Latest incident
Feb 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
23
citations
15
significant & substantial
$4,457
proposed penalties
$3,391
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
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 0 0 0
2015 Q2 30 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 36 1 1 27777.8
2014 Q4 176 1 1 5681.8
2014 Q3 114 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 96 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 305 0 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

4 on file

2009 · 1 incident

February 9, 2009 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J C Drilling & Ditching · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was lifting a conveyor up to move it over. Then his knee gave out.

2008 · 1 incident

July 25, 2008 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
J C Drilling & Ditching · Struck by flying object

EE was walking past the conveyor and a lump of coal rolled off the side and bounced off the tire and hit him in the mouth.

2005 · 1 incident

2004 · 1 incident

September 22, 2004 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
R L Miller Augering · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Other employee was using hammer to strike at bearing on transmission shaft when he missed and struck employee in the face.