Mining Incidents

CONTINENTAL CLAY CO.: 6 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Continental Clay Company · Underground
Armstrong County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3600606

MSHA record for CONTINENTAL CLAY CO. (mine ID 3600606). 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
1983–1991
Latest incident
Jan 1991
Ownership history
  1. Continental Clay Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

CONTINENTAL CLAY CO. sits in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.2% 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.
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 file

1991 · 1 incident

January 23, 1991 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Continental Clay Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE SCALING MINE ROOF WITH SCALING BAR,HE PULLED A PIECE OF CLAY LOOSE.AS THE PIECE FELL,HE PULLED THE BAR BACK AND HIT THE 5TH FINGER ON RIGHT HAND ON THE MINE RIB.

1988 · 2 incidents

August 23, 1988 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Continental Clay Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS HOLDING THE AUGER INTO THE FACE TO GET DRILL STARTED AND HIS RIGHT HAND GOT CAUGHT ON THE AUGER AND CUT THREE FINGERS.

August 22, 1988 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Continental Clay Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

CAGING MINER CARS OFF TRACK. SLIPPED ON TRACK & FELL ON RIGHT ARM.

1987 · 2 incidents

December 8, 1987 PA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Continental Clay Company · Struck by falling object

SCALING MINE RO2F FOR SAFETY CHECK BEFORE MINE CREW STARTED TO MINE CLAY AFTER COMPLETION OF ROOF INSPECTION WAS LEAVING AREA WHEN A CLUMP OF CLAY FELL FROM ABOVE HITTING UPPER THIGH OF LEFT L EG 3

December 7, 1987 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Continental Clay Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS RUNNING 4OTOR, WHEN HE REACHED DOWN TO SWITCH TRACK, HE TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK.

1983 · 1 incident