Mining Incidents

Barilar #1 Strip Mine: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Neal R Dean
Oliveburg, Jefferson County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3605951

MSHA record for Barilar #1 Strip Mine (mine ID 3605951). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Jul 1986
Ownership history
  1. Cloe Mining Company Inc 1976 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Barilar #1 Strip Mine sits in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.8% 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.
Jefferson County, Pennsylvania · Population 44,099
1.8%
Mining share of county employment
$56,898
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1986 · 1 incident

1985 · 1 incident

November 19, 1985 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cloe Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING CABLE ON 4600 MANITOWOC DRAGLINE REMOVING DRAG CABLE FROM SPOOL END OF CABLE WHIPPED STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH

1984 · 2 incidents

August 16, 1984 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cloe Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING 4600 MANITOWOC DRAGLINE USING GREASE GUN. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF TRACK. FELL TO GROUND ABOUT 3 FEET. LANDED ON FEET. SPARINED RIGHT ANKLE WHEN MAKING GROUND CONTACT.

March 13, 1984 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Cloe Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

OPERATOR (EMPLOYEE) WAS HELPING HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC INSTALL TORQUE CONVERTOR IN DOZER USING BOOM TRUCK. CONVERTOR BEGAN TO LOWER ITSELF FROM POSITION. MECHANIC WENT TO CHECK ON BOOM. C ABLE SNAPPED CAUSING CONVERTOR TO DROP STRIKING EMPLOYEE ABOVE RIGHT KNEE. CAUSED LACERATION AND BONE CHIP-NOT BROKEN.

1983 · 1 incident

September 20, 1983 PA · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cloe Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMP WAS INSTALLING TRACK ON BULLDOZER TRACK RAIL GOT CAUGHT ON IDLER WHILE LOOSENING WITH HAMMER STEEL CHIP FLEW UP AND HIT EMP ON LEFT SIDE OF NECK CAUSING CUT WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES