Cannel Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
INJURED WAS OPERATING MINER HAD FOOT HANGING OVER EDGE OF DECK CAUGHT TOP OF FOOT BETWEEN MINER DECK AND COAL ALONG RIB.
Cannel No 1: 6 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Cannel No 1 (mine ID 3601038). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1983–1992
- Latest incident
- Apr 1992
Ownership history
- Cannel Coal Company Inc 1950 to 1986
- Cannel Coal Corp 1986 to present
- Lin-Son Coal Company 1989 to 1991
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Cannel No 1 sits in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Armstrong County, Pennsylvania · Population 65,069
2.2%
Mining share of county employment
$64,295
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file1992 · 1 incident
1991 · 2 incidents
January 11, 1991
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lin-Son Coal Company · Fall from ladders
VICTIM WAS INSTALLING WIRE ROPE CABLE (3/8") DIAMETER ON "ROOF" OF A COAL SEAM HEIGHT APPROX. 14' WHILE STANDING ON A 10 FOOT ALUMINUM LADDER. THE RIGHT REAR LEG OF THE LADDER BROKE APPROX. 5' FROM BASE OF LADDER CAUSING VICTIM TO FALL OFF LADDER LANDING DIRECTLY ON HIS BACK.
January 8, 1991
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lin-Son Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH A DOOR MAN DOOR ON CYPRESS TO THE SURFACE OUTSIDE SLIPPED & FELL THROUGH DOORWAY WHEN HIS DRAGER BELT RESCUER CAUGHT ON DOOR VICTIM LANDED ON HIS LEFT SIDE VICTIM STATS HE FELT SLIGHT PAIN TO HIS LEFT SIDE ABOVE HIS HIP BONE CAUSED HBY HIS BELT RESCURER BEING CAUGHT BETWEEN HIS LEFT SIDE & THE GROUND PAIN SUBSIDED BRIEFLY AFTER FALLING NEXT FELT PAIN A
1990 · 1 incident
June 1, 1990
PA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lin-Son Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS BUILDING A CEMETN WALL IN A COAL SEAM HEIGHT OF APPROX. 14 FT. VICTIM WAS USING A 6 FT STEP LADDER TO AID HIM IN CONSTRUCTION OF WALL. VICTIMS FOOTING SLIPPED AND AS HE FELL HE GRABBED FOR WALL BEING CONSTRUCTED TO CATCH HIMSELF.
1987 · 1 incident
October 24, 1987
PA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cannel Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
REMOVING CONVEY2R BELT FROM TIPPLE WHEN A BEAM BROKE AND FELL HITTING ON HAND AND BREAKING LITTLE FINGER ON RT HAND AND TEARING THE LIGAMENT
1983 · 1 incident
December 21, 1983
PA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
POWERED HAULAGE
Cannel Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
OPERATOR WAS HOOKING MINE TRACTOR TO MINE CAR. THE OPERATING CONTROLS WERE FROZEN WITH MUD AND GRIME. OPERATOR WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING THE CONTROLS WITH POWER ON. TRACTOR MOVED IN REVER , CRUSHING HIS FOOT BETWEEN MINE CAR AND TRACTOR ASSUMPTION.