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Ardara Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Thomas C Mull · Surface
Controlled by Mull Thomas C
Ardara, Westmoreland County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608482

Ardara Mine has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1995.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1995
Latest incident
Nov 1995
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1
inspections on record
3
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 3 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Thomas C Mull 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1998 0
1997 0
1996 2 6,718
1995 2 2,213
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Ardara Mine sits in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.5% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ 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.
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania · Population 353,345
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$72,468
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1995 · 2 incidents

November 21, 1995 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Thomas C Mull · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ENGAGED IN MINOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF LINK-BELT MACHINE.HE WAS USING A WRENCH TO REMOVE A FITTING WHEN OIL FROM THAT FITTING SQUIRTED INTO HIS EYES.

November 21, 1995 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Thomas C Mull · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ENGAGED IN MINOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF LINK-BELT MACHINE.HE WAS ASSISTING IN THE REMOVAL OF A FITTING,WHEN OIL SQUIRTED INTO HELPER'S EYES,AND WRENCH HIT THIS EMPLOYEE ON SIDE OF LEFT EYE AREA OF HEAD.HELPER WAS USING A WRENCH.LACERATION REQUIRED SUTURING.