Mining Incidents

725 Page Strip Coal

Controlled by Cowfer James I Sr
Ashland, Clearfield County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3606037

MSHA record for 725 Page Strip (mine ID 3606037). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
45
Years on record
1983–1996
Latest incident
May 1996
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
June 5, 1987 PA · Coal outside foreman, leadman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc · Struck by falling object

I,NAME WAS TROU6LE SHOOTING. HE WAS UNDER THE ROCK TRUCK BED SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION BY HAND WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING & HE WAS ROCKING THE TRUCK BED BACK & FORTH-THE TRUCK WAS SAFETY PINNEDON THE LEFT SIDE &3THE SAFETY PIN BRACKET BROKE & THE TRUCK BED FELL DOWN ON TOP OF HIM.

Reportable incidents

44 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1996 · 2 incidents

1995 · 4 incidents

1994 · 2 incidents

August 15, 1994 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS WORKING O THE DRAGLINE ROPE HE WAS PULLING THE ROPE & DID NOT KNOW THE ROPE WAS STUCK ON A ROCK HE STRAINED HIS GROIN AREA

January 13, 1994 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

HE WAS GETTING OFF OF THE CATERPILLAR D-10 AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND BRUISING HIS LEFT ELBOW.

1992 · 5 incidents

September 14, 1992 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

HE WENT TO LOOSEN THE CLAMPS ON A PUMP AND THE PUMP PRESSURE POPPED THE PUMP HOSE OFF. HOT STEAM WENT ON HIS BACK AND RIGHT ARM.

August 27, 1992 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

95149ED WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER OF A R-50 EUCLID ROCK TRUCK.HE SLIPPED ON THE LADDER AND FELL TO THE GROUND AND BRUISED HIS LEFT HAND.

August 11, 1992 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

55061S WORKING ON A R-50 TRUCK HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE MIRROR OF THE TRUCK & CUT OPEN THE TOP OF HIS HEAD

January 15, 1992 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I.NAME HELPING HOIST HYDRAULIC PUMP ON A R-50 THRUCK.STRAINED HIS BACK AND NECK MUSCLES.

1991 · 6 incidents

November 15, 1991 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

HE WAS WORKING ON THE 4600 MANITOWOC DRAGLINE. HE FELL THROUGH THE GRATE ABOVE THE DRUM. HE BRUISED HIS RIBS AND RIGHT KIDNEY.

November 5, 1991 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS CHANGING TIRE ON EUCLID TRUCK. HE STEPPED ON BLOCK & FELL TO GROUND. HE HURT LEFT WRIST. POSSIBLE CRACK.

July 10, 1991 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS MAKING A RAMP WITH THE BULLDOZER. WHEN HE BACKED UP HE WENT OVER A BIG ROCK AND JARRED HIS NECK.

1990 · 4 incidents

1989 · 7 incidents

September 11, 1989 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

HE WAS GETTING OFF OF DRAGLINE AND WAS HOLDING ON TO THE RAIL AND THE DRAGLINE WAS WET FROM THE RAIN. HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT ARM.

June 26, 1989 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

THE LOADER WAS HEATING UP AND HE WAS CHECKING IT OUT WHEN THE RADIATOR CAP BLEW OFF AND HIS RIGHT FOREARM WAS BURNT.

May 1, 1989 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

I NAME WAS OPERATING HIS LOADER WHILE OPERATING THE LOADER I NAME RUN A PIECE OF PLASTIC IN HIS HAND FROM THE LOADER SEAT

1988 · 4 incidents

October 10, 1988 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS CHANGING A AIR CYLINDER AND HAD A BAR ON THE BOLT AND THE BAR SLIPPED AND HIT HIM ON THE HEAD

June 15, 1988 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE FOUR LEAF ON A 4600 MANITOWOC DRAGLINE WHEN THE FOUR LEAF DROPPED TO THE GROUND, IT FLOPPED OVER AND HIT EMPLOYEE,S LFEFT FOOT.

June 7, 1988 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

HE WAS PULLING ON A DRAGLINE CABLE AND WHEN HE WENT TO STAND UP HE COULDN'T STAND RIGHT AND HIS BACK HURT.

June 3, 1988 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMP WAS WORKING ON THE TRUCK AND HE WAS OVERCOME BY GAS FUMES. HE FELL BACKWARD AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A TIRE.

1987 · 6 incidents

November 21, 1987 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

THE INJURED WAS3REPACKING THE DUMP JACK ON A LOADER AND HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE IN THE BUCKET AND HURT HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

November 16, 1987 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS WORKING 2N THE 4600 DRAGLINE AND WAS USING A RATCHET. THE RATCHET SLIPPED AND CHIPPED A BONE IN HIS RIGHT THUMB KNUCKLE.

October 23, 1987 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

I NAME WAS CLI4BING DOWN THE LADDER OF 980 LOADER. THE BOTTOM RUNG BROKE AND HE LANDED ON HIS FEET ON THE GROUND. HIS LOWER BACK AND HIPS STARTED TO HURT

September 11, 1987 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

I.NAME SWINGING312 LB SLEDGE HAMMER HITTING BEARING ON SHAFT OF DRAGLINE.SWUNG IT AND FELT PAIN IN BACK AND FELL TO GROUND.

April 15, 1987 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS WIPI3G GREASE OFF A FLANGE WE WERE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE MACHINE AND WE WERE GREASING THE MACHINE OFTEN. HE WAS TRYING TO KEEP THE GREASE OFF. THE OPERATOR HAD STARTED THE DRAGLIN E AND HE MISSED3THE TIMING AND REACHED OVER THE GUARD TO WIPE THE FLANGE THE BREAK FLANGE CUT HIS THIRD FINGER AND THUMB ON HIS RIGHT HAND OFF.

1986 · 1 incident

October 14, 1986 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE

I.NAME WAS DRIV3NG HIS 50 TONE TRUCK UP RAMP & THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I.NAME JUMPED OUT OGF HIS TRUCK & CHIPPED A BONE & FRACTURED LEFT LEG.

1984 · 1 incident

May 3, 1984 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

I,NAME WAS GREASING A EUCLID TRUCK & WAS BACKING UP WITH THE GREASE CART AND HE BACKED INTO THE EUCLID BUMPER WITH THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.

1983 · 2 incidents

July 2, 1983 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

GEORGE WAS PUTTING A SPRING ON THE WELDER TRUCK THE TRUCK CAME DOWN AND PINCHED GEORGE IN AROUND THE FACE AREA AND CHEST

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