Mining Incidents

Bologna Mines Coal

Controlled by Bologna Ray
Burgettstown, Washington County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3607228

MSHA record for Bologna Mines (mine ID 3607228). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
1983–1995
Latest incident
May 1995
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1
inspections on record
4
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: 4 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 520 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

1995 · 1 incident

May 4, 1995 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Bologna Coal Company · Struck by flying object

EE WAS RUNNING DOZER WHEN A PARTICLE FROM THE DOZER BLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

1994 · 1 incident

March 31, 1994 PA · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bologna Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING SLATE AT SLOVAN TIPPLE & A LARGE PIECE OF SLATE HIT HIS FINGER AGAINST THE CHUTE SMASHING HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RT HAND

1993 · 5 incidents

December 1, 1993 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Bologna Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A D-9 DOZER & BACKED OVER A SMALL PILE OF ROCKS INJURING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER & RIBS.

October 14, 1993 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Bologna Coal Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE TURNED ON HEATER ON D-9 DOZER AND A PIECE OF METAL AND DUST WAS BLOWN INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

February 26, 1993 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bologna Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A HYDRAULIC PUMP OFF A D9 CATERPILLAR DOZER & CUT HIS LEFT RING FINGER ON A SHARP EDGE OF THE PUMP REQUIRING NINE STITCHES

February 24, 1993 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bologna Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF D-9 CATERPILLAR DOZER & SLIPPED HITTING LEFT ELBOW ON DOZER TRACKS.

February 12, 1993 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bologna Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF THE "235" BACKHOE AND UPON DOING SO HAD A BURNING SENSATION IN THE FRONT OF HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUSING SOME SWELLING.

1992 · 1 incident

January 10, 1992 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bologna Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPL REPLACING FINAL DRIVE ON #6 D-9 DOZER. WHILE TIGHTENING BOLT WITH WRENCH THE HEAD SNAPPED OFF BOLT AND EMPL HIT LEFT ELBOW ON ANOTHER BOLT CAUSING PAIN AND SWELLING TO ELBOW.,

1991 · 1 incident

October 31, 1991 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Bologna Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING THE PAN REMOVING OVER BURDEN. IN THE PROCESS OF LOADING THE PAIN IT IS PUSHED WITH A DOZER. THE DOZER HIT THE PAN AND JOLTED THE EE INJURING THE BACK OF HIS NECK AND LEFT SHOU LDER.

1990 · 1 incident

August 18, 1990 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bologna Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL STEPPED OFF DOZER & TWISTED LEFT FOOT & ANKLE.

1987 · 1 incident

September 15, 1987 PA · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bologna Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING BRKDLE CABLE ON 9W DRAGLINE FOR REPLACEMENT CABLE JUMPED OUT OF THE SHIEVE & WHEN EMPLOYEE TRIED TO PUT THE CABLE BACK INTO THE SHIEVE IT PULLED HIS 4 FINGERS OF HIS RI GHT HAND INTO T2E SHIEVE RESULTING IN SEVERE BRUISES

1984 · 4 incidents

September 6, 1984 PA · Coal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Bologna Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FOREMAN DRIVING TRUCK ON ACCESS ROAD JUST CUT BY DOZER. OVERHANGING TREE BRANCH ENTERED OPEN TRUCK WINDOWN ON DRIVERS DOOR AND STRUCK DRIVER IN LEFT EYE

March 23, 1984 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Bologna Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATING D9-G DOZER. HE EXPERIENCED CHEST PAIN SHUT THE MACHINE DOWN &3 DROVE HOME IN HIS OWN VEHICLE.

February 24, 1984 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Bologna Coal Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG HAULROAD WHICH WAS IN GOOD CONDITION.

February 3, 1984 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bologna Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING STEPS FROM CAB OF THE DRAGLINE. HE SLIPPED ON THE STOP AND FELL.

1983 · 1 incident

November 1, 1983 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bologna Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE THE BLADE ON THE #9 D9 DOZER. HE WAS PUTTING A BOLT IN THE MACHINE WHEN THE BLADE SHIFTED - CUTTING THE END OF HIS LEFT THUMB

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