Mining Incidents

Indiana County Strips Coal

Forcey Coal Inc. · Surface
Purchase Line, Indiana County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3609891

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2013–2014
Latest incident
Jan 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
5
citations
0
significant & substantial
$500
proposed penalties
$500
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 0 0 0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 1,247 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 5,366 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 6,436 1 0 155.4
2014 Q1 5,725 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

3 on file

2014 · 1 incident

January 24, 2014 PA · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Forcey Coal Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee, while mounting front end loader, lost balance, swung on ladder to the ground landing on his feet. His feet slipped out and he fell to the ground hitting his left shoulder.

2013 · 2 incidents

October 30, 2013 PA · Coal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Forcey Coal Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

Employee while dismounting rock truck fell against railing hurting ribs on left side.

March 21, 2013 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Forcey Coal Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was repairing equipment and removing transmission valve resulting in a strained muscle in left knee.