Mining Incidents

Bovard Strip: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by John H Munjack
Bovard, Westmoreland County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3603012

MSHA record for Bovard Strip (mine ID 3603012). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1990–1996
Latest incident
Aug 1996
Ownership history
  1. Adam Eidemiller Inc 1950 to 1981
  2. C C L Processing Company 1981 to 1984
  3. Bovard Processing Company 1984 to 1995
  4. Bovard Processing Acquisitions Inc 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Bovard Strip 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

1996 · 1 incident

August 30, 1996 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bovard Processing Acquisitions Inc · Fall from ladders

EE WAS IN PROCESSOF TURNING A VALVE TO REDIRECT FLOOD OF WATER. WHILE DESCINDING A STEP LADDER HE SLIPPED AND FELL APPROX 2 FT LANDING ON HIS LEFT ANKLE.

1990 · 1 incident

March 20, 1990 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Bovard Processing Company · Fall from machine

BELTS WERE ACTIVATED WHILE EE WAS GREASING HEAD PULLEY CAUSING EE TO SLIP AND FALL.