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Chestnut Ridge: 16 reportable incidents Coal

Stanford Mining Company · Underground
Controlled by Stanford Energy
Penn Run, Indiana County, PA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3601329

MSHA record for Chestnut Ridge (mine ID 3601329). 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
1983–1987
Latest incident
Feb 1987
Ownership history
  1. Chestnut Ridge Mining Company 1950 to 1974
  2. Mears Coal Company 1974 to 1983
  3. Stanford Mining Company 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Chestnut Ridge sits in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.4% 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.
Indiana County, Pennsylvania · Population 83,213
2.4%
Mining share of county employment
$58,739
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

1987 · 1 incident

February 19, 1987 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Stanford Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF SAGGED AND3SET DOWN ON MOBILE BRIDGE CARRIER APPROX 70 FT X 18 FT X 6 TO 10 FT SUPPORTED IN REDUCED BOLT SPACING ROOF MATS 6 FT AND 4 FT BOLTS ALSO REDUCED ENTRY WIDTH

1986 · 2 incidents

January 4, 1986 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Stanford Mining Company · Struck by falling object

DRILL STEEL FEL5 OUT OF HOLE STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN FACE.

1985 · 7 incidents

December 12, 1985 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Stanford Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

POUNDING A CEME3T BLACK AND HIT IN EYE WITH A PIECE OF HAMMER HEAD. HAD EYE IRRITATION, LATER WENT TO DOCTOR HAD LACERATION OF THE CARNEA.

July 17, 1985 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Stanford Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNSEEN SLICK AND SLIDE CONDITION WAS PRESENT IN FACE AREA OF 1 LEFT SECTION ROOF WAS SUPPORTED WITH 48 CONVENTIONAL BOLTS AND ROOF FELL ON A NON PRODUCTION SHIFT AFTER IT HAD BE FULLY BOLTE D. THE THICKNESS OF ROCK FALL WAS 6 TO 11 FROM THE BOTTOMS.

May 16, 1985 PA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Stanford Mining Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS PUTTING A NEW POT ONT HE C/M THE CUTTER HEAD WAS ACCIDENTLY STARTED. THE EE JUMPED AWAY FROM THE CUTTER & TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. EE FIRST LOST TIME 5-20-85.

1984 · 4 incidents

November 1, 1984 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Stanford Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROCK FALL OCCURRED ON BACK BRIDGE (MODEL PB-21-4 SN# 44-438)INBY STATION #368 FOR 35FT PLACE WAS ROOF BOLTED WITH 3FT & 4FT ROOF BOLTS IT CAVED ABOVE BOLTS ABOUT 4FT TO 6FT HIGH

October 16, 1984 PA · Coal electrician, lineman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Stanford Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPL WALKING TO MANTRIP IN #1 ENTRY,STRUCK HEAD ON ROOF CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS AND JAR NECK.EMPLOYER NOTIFIED 11-13-84.NO LOST TIME UNTIL 11-01-84.

May 3, 1984 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stanford Mining Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE STATED HE WAS UNLOADING CEMENT BLOCKS & THROWING THEM ACROSS THE LOLOW BELT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN RT HIP & BACK.

January 20, 1984 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Stanford Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS OPERATING THE JEEP TRACTOR IN REVERSE WITH IS RIGHT RING FINGER RESTING ON THE PIN. THE JEEP WENT OVER A BUMP IN THE RUNWAY AND WHEN IT CAME DOWN THE PIN WAS FORCED INTO THE EMPLOYEES FINGER

1983 · 2 incidents

May 31, 1983 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mears Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE STATED HE INJURED HIS BACK AFTER LIFTING A 4X8 PLYWOOD DOOR AT THE #2 BELT TAIL

May 23, 1983 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mears Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #2 ENTRY, 1ST LEFT 120\ INBY STATION #346 THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.