Mining Incidents

Kingston West Coal

Unity Mines LLC · Surface
Latrobe, Westmoreland County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3610009

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2012–2015
Latest incident
Dec 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2013
110
citations
25
significant & substantial
$27,614
proposed penalties
$11,499
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
2023 Q3 1,090 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,118 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 871 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 939 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,262 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,028 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,102 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,130 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

6 on file

2015 · 1 incident

December 14, 2015 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
C & D Coal Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While straightening a roof bolt the roof bolt spun cause a pain in the left wrist of the employee

2014 · 2 incidents

November 18, 2014 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
C & D Coal Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While making a left turn with his shuttle car he raised his left arm to push a run through check out of his line of sight. At that time the car slid sideways pinching his left arm between the rib and the shuttle car.

October 24, 2014 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & D Coal Company LLC · Struck by falling object

While changing drill steels a piece of rock slid down the drill steel pinching his little finger between the drill steels causing a laceration and possible broken finger.

2013 · 2 incidents

October 17, 2013 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
C & D Coal Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While sliding a "C" channel to the front of the bolter, employee had his fingers in the slot of the channel, the channel slid over a crib block amputating the tip of his right hand ring finger.

September 16, 2013 PA · Coal INUNDATION
C & D Coal Company LLC · Accident type, without injuries

While mining an auger hole (uncharted) was exposed with the continuous miner a large amount of water came out of the exposed hole. Apx 18,000 gallons.

2012 · 1 incident

July 9, 2012 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Unknown operator · Struck by falling object

Carrying pump down bank of pond, employee slipped and fell pump landing on his left side.