THE INJURED WAS OPERATING A 988A FRONT END LOADER IN THE 003 PIT OF THIS OPERATION AND WAS INFORMED AT SUPPER TIME OF HIS SHIFT THAT PART OF THE ROADWAY THAT HAD BEEN IN USE WOULD BE MINED OUT AND NOT TO TRAVEL THAT WAY. AT THE END OF THE SHIFT WHEN THE REST OF THE EMPLOYEES LEFT THE PIT HE TRAVELED OVER THE MINED OUT ROADWAY, OVERTURNING THE LOADER AND FATALLY INJURING HIMSELF.
Central Pa Coal Co Inc: 1 recorded fatality Coal
MSHA record for Central Pa Coal Co Inc (mine ID 3606802). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1983–1990
- Latest incident
- Aug 1990
- Central Pennsylvania Coal Company Inc 1978 to present
Central Pa Coal Co Inc sits in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.3% of county employment.
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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.Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
8 on file (excluding fatalities above)1990 · 1 incident
LIFTED FULL CAN OF GREASE FROM GROUND TO FUEL TK
1989 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEES FAILUR TO OBSERVE SAFETY BARRIER BY BACKING UP ON SAME END DUMP ROLLED OVER LANDING BACK ON ITS WHEELS. DISCUSSED WITH ALL EMPLOYEES SAFETY PROCEDURE AN D PROPER USE OF SAFETY BARRIERS.
1987 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING A BARREL ONTO A PICKUP TRUCK WHEN IT STARTED TO TIP.HE TRIED TO STOP IT AND STRAIN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PL5CING CABLE ON DRAGLINE BUCKET WHEN HE SPRAINED HIS BACK REQUIRING CHIROPRACTER CARE.
1984 · 1 incident
WHILE IN CROUCHED POSITION EMPL WAS LIFTING HYDRAULIC PUMP INTO POSITION FOR INSTALLATION.WHEN HE TURNED HIS BODY TO RIGHT HE SPRAINED HIS BACK.
1983 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO PRY OPEN THE VENT LOUVERS ON THE CAB OF A EUCLID R50 REAR DUMP TRUCK WITH A JACK KNIFE WHEN THE LOUVER SNAPPED INTO PLACE THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE CUT HIS LEFT IND EX FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE ENGINE ACCESSORY PLATFORM AND LEANING OVER THE SIDE FRAME TO CONNECT A HOSE TO THE TRANSMISSION OF A MICHIGAN MODEL 475 TRACTOR SHOVEL, WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND H IS CHEST HIT AGANST THE FRAME OF TRACTOR SHOVEL BRUISING HIS RIB CAGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKING THE BALLS OUT OF A COUNTERSHJAFT BEARNING ON A MANITOWOC MODEL 4600 DRAGLINE, SERIAL 46203 WITH A HAMMER AND CHISEL. A PIECE OF STEEL CHIPPED OFF ONE OF THE BALLS AND PEN ETRATED THE SKIN OF EMPLOYEE\S LEFT FOREARM JUST ABOVE THE WRIST.