Mining Incidents

Bailey Site: 10 reportable incidents Coal

Ridgewood Mining Inc · Facility
Filbert, Fayette County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608247

MSHA record for Bailey Site (mine ID 3608247). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1991–1993
Latest incident
Jan 1993
Ownership history
  1. Ridgewood Mining Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Bailey Site sits in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Fayette County, Pennsylvania · Population 126,967
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$56,093
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1993 · 1 incident

January 25, 1993 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ridgewood Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE HELPING MECHANIC TO REMOVE ROCK FROM BETWEEN TWO TRUCK TIRES, TIRE BLEW OUT AND OFF TRUCK STRIKING BOTH LEGS AND CAUSING EARS TO RING.

1992 · 7 incidents

November 30, 1992 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ridgewood Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

CLIMBING OUT OF LOADER INJURED HOPPED ON LADDER STEPS BRUISING RIGHT LEG AND TWISTED NECK.

May 23, 1992 PA · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ridgewood Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

INJURED WAS PULLING SECTION OF 6" PIPE FROM RAMP AND PIPE STUCK.PULLED BACK AND SHOULDER.

March 17, 1992 PA · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ridgewood Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED INSTALLING ROOF OMN BUILDING WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF COLLECTOR WITH RAZOR KNIFE PULLED LIGAMENTS IN NECK.

March 13, 1992 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ridgewood Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING ROCKS OUT OF MAIN GRIZZLY BARS WITH SKLEDGE HAMMER ROCK SHATTERED PIECES HITTING LEFT EYE.

February 28, 1992 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ridgewood Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS CLEANING OUT DRYER WHEN COAL FINGS FELL ONTO LEFT SIDE OF FACE BEHIND GLASSES ENTERING LEFT EYE.

February 2, 1992 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Ridgewood Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED COMING OFF THE PLANT TO CHECK VALVE UNDER PLANT STOPPED ON A BOARD WITH A NAIL EXPOSED PUNCTURING BOOT AND SKIN OF LEFT FOOT.

1991 · 2 incidents

December 31, 1991 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ridgewood Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE PUSHING UNDER CONVEYOR BELT INJURED STRUCK HEAD.

October 16, 1991 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Ridgewood Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

6" WATER LINE WAS LEAKING AND HAD BEEN REPAIRED EMPLOYEE JUMPED INTO HOLE TO INSPECT PIPE. WHIE IN THE DITCH THE WALL BROKE AND FELL ONTO EMPLOYEE'S LEGS, WEDGING HIM BETWEEN PIPE AND WALL.