Alderney Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
HOT SLAG FLEW I3TO RIGHT EYE.
Alderney Breaker: 8 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Alderney Breaker (mine ID 3607339). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1986
- Latest incident
- Dec 1986
Ownership history
- Shamrock Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1985
- Alderney Coal Company Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Alderney Breaker sits in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania · Population 143,259
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$66,901
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file1986 · 8 incidents
December 27, 1986
PA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
POWERED HAULAGE
Alderney Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
DOOR ON INTERNA7IONAL 400 SERIES C LOADER SLAMMED ON FINGERS OF LEFT HAND
Alderney Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object
CHIP OF STEEL B5EW OFF OF SIDING AND INTO LEFT EYE.
October 15, 1986
PA · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Alderney Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine
FELL OFF DRAGLI3E SHOVEL PLATFORM BADLY BRUISING LEFT HAND & WRIST AGAINST MACHINE.
June 16, 1986
PA · Coal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alderney Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
REMOVING BROKEN3CABLE, SMALL PIECE OF STEEL WENT INTO LEFT THUMB.
March 12, 1986
PA · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alderney Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTED 7"X9" R/9/ TIE FROM TRUCK FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
March 3, 1986
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alderney Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WHILE LOADING M5GNETITE (100 LB SACKS)FROM A END LOADER BY HAND,EXPERIENCED PAIN IN RIGHT SIDE OF GROIN.
January 21, 1986
PA · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alderney Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WHILE WORKING L3FTED A HEAVY SACK, 100 LBS, AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND BUTTOCKS AREA, ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN NOTED WITH SPASMS