Carlson Mining · Struck by flying object
He was welding on hi-lift bucket. Chipping slag, with his safety glasses on, when a small piece of metal flew up over the safety glasses and into his left eye.
Uschak Operation Coal
Carlson Mining
· Surface
Controlled by
Jack Carlson
Slippery Rock, PA,
Butler County,
PA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3609311
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2005–2010
- Latest incident
- May 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
56
citations
24
significant & substantial
$19,917
proposed penalties
$12,778
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Q2 | 8,573 | 11 | 4 | 1283.1 |
| 2010 Q1 | 7,039 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 6,253 | 3 | 2 | 479.8 |
| 2009 Q3 | 5,981 | 3 | 3 | 501.6 |
| 2009 Q2 | 4,840 | 4 | 3 | 826.4 |
| 2009 Q1 | 5,343 | 6 | 3 | 1123.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 6,842 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 7,473 | 8 | 6 | 1070.5 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2010 · 1 incident
2009 · 2 incidents
April 22, 2009
PA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carlson Mining · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE was putting dozer pads in the bucket of the hi-lift, to move to another location.
March 2, 2009
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Carlson Mining · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Was stepping down from a pickup truck to shut off the welder.
2006 · 1 incident
Carlson Mining · Struck against stationary object
He was changing a roller on bulldozer. He jammed the 5th finger on his right hand.
2005 · 1 incident
December 2, 2005
PA · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Carlson Mining · Fall from machine
He was getting out of a rock truck, there was ice on the step, he slipped and hurt his foot. He kept on working, his foot was starting to swell, so he went to hospital.