Mining Incidents

Bark Camp #2: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Glen Irvan Corp · Underground
Controlled by Stoker Irvan
Penfield, Clearfield County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3603137

MSHA record for Bark Camp #2 (mine ID 3603137). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Feb 1986
Ownership history
  1. Glen Irvan Corp 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Bark Camp #2 sits in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.3% 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.
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania · Population 78,902
1.3%
Mining share of county employment
$60,181
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1986 · 2 incidents

February 19, 1986 PA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Glen Irvan Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE BACKING A3RUBBER TIRE BATTERY OPERATED TRACTOR THE EMPLOYE CAUGHT HIS KNEE BETWEEN THE ROOF AND HIS MACHINE

January 20, 1986 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Glen Irvan Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS RI8ING THE M ANTRIP INTO THE MINE THE S&S BATTERY OPERATED TRACTOR RAN OVER APROP CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO HIT THE ROOF.

1985 · 3 incidents

October 30, 1985 PA · Coal timberman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Glen Irvan Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL ONTO THE BELT WHILE SHOVELING HE TWISTED HIS BACK

October 28, 1985 PA · Coal timberman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Glen Irvan Corp · Struck against stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE LO LO BELT AND HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE ON A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE.

October 21, 1985 PA · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Glen Irvan Corp · Struck against stationary object

TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE FRONT OF THE S & S BATTERY OPERATED TRACTOR THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP AND CAUSHT HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE ROOF

1984 · 1 incident

September 14, 1984 PA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Glen Irvan Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS PURRING LOW BELT STRUCTURE TOGETHER USING A COME-A-LONG. THE CABLE ON THE COME-A-LONG BROKE AND STRUCK INDIVIDUAL ON THE NOSE.

1983 · 1 incident

February 7, 1983 PA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Glen Irvan Corp · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL AWAY FROM UNDER HEAD OF BELT SLEEVE OF RT ARM GOT CAUGHT ON WOVEN WIRE INDIVIDUAL REACHED OVER W/LEFT HAND TO RELEASE WIRE WHILE HOLDING SHOVEL IN RT HAND SHOVEL SLIPPE D AND GOT CAUGHT ON BELT ROLLER AND PULLED RT ARM INTO ROLLER