Mining Incidents

Continental Mine Coal

Controlled by Leonard A Rossi
Lattimer, Luzerne County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3607927

Continental Mine has $66 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
37
Years on record
1988–1996
Latest incident
Sep 1996
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
1
citations
1
significant & substantial
$66
proposed penalties
$66
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
8
inspections on record
103
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 103 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Continental Mine has $66 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$66
proposed penalties
$66
current assessed
$66
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-12-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Continental Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.45 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 6 samples.

Health sampling
A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Respirable coal dust
Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
0.45
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.09
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
6
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-12-27.
Noise
0%
over PEL
3
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-07-31.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 93 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 104 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 216 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,031 1 1 969.9
2001 Q3 1,097 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 988 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 250 0 0 0.0
Show 2 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

37 on file

1996 · 3 incidents

September 16, 1996 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Continental Energy Associates Lp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS ON LIGHT DUTY DUE TO A BACK BACK. HE HELPED ANOTHER MAN LIFT A STEEL PLATE AND RE-INJURED HIS BACK.

May 1, 1996 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Continental Energy Associates Lp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PLANT OPERATOR HAD TO MAKE ADJUSTMENT ON CRUSHER ROLLERS USING HAND PUMP.

April 16, 1996 PA · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Continental Energy Associates Lp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

GENERAL MAINTENANCE. CLEANING, LIFTING, MOVING IRON PARTS. APPROXIMATE WEIGHT 100 - 150 LBS. FELT LIKE HE PULLED SOMETHING. SEEN BY PHYSICIAN AFTER WORK. PHYSICIAN STATES LEFT INGUINAL HERNIA.

1995 · 3 incidents

September 13, 1995 PA · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Continental Energy Associates Lp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING CHAIN HOIST. CROSSMEMBER NOT CONNECTED PROPERLY. PICKED UP ONE END. CHAIN HOIST HIT RIGHT HAND. FRACTURE OF LITTLE FINGER OF RT HAND.

1994 · 5 incidents

March 17, 1994 PA · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Continental Energy Associates Lp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WELDER WORKING PLANT MAINTENACE USING CHAIN HOIST CHAIN HOIST SLIPPED ARM WENT BACK HIT RIGHT ELBOW ON STEEL. X RAYS TAKEN RECEIVED SHOT IN ARM PRESCRIPTION GIVEN.

February 14, 1994 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Continental Energy Associates Lp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING REFUSE LINES, HOLDING BAR WITH BOTH HANDS, HELPER USING A SLEDGE HAMMER SLIPPED AND HIT HANDS.

February 11, 1994 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Continental Energy Associates Lp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS; SNOW & ICY ROAD: WALKING ALONG ROAD SLIPPED FELL ON KNEE; TWISTED KNEE; X-RAYS TAKEN; REST.

January 27, 1994 PA · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Continental Energy Associates Lp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING ACETYLENE TANK FROM RACK, LOST GRIP ON TANK. TANK SLIPPED AND LEFT HAND PINCHED AGAINSTOTHER TANK. LEFT HAND, MIDDLE FINGER BROKE. X RAYS TAKEN SPLINT APPLIED.

1993 · 10 incidents

December 20, 1993 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Continental Energy Associates Lp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

CHECKING DAM PUMP, WALKING ON FROZEN GROUND, SLIPPED AND REACHED OUT WITH RIGHT HADN, SPRAINED RIGHT WRIST.

June 16, 1993 PA · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
Continental Energy Associates Lp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON NORTHWEST 95 DRAGLINE HAD HAND ON BOLT ATTACHED TO DRUM HAND SLIPPED OFF FELL BACKWARDS INTO CABLE WHEEL HIT RIGHT SIDE OF BACK CHEST AND SHOULDER X RAYS TAKEN ALL NEGATIVE REST.

June 12, 1993 PA · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Continental Energy Associates Lp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

LAB TECHNICIAN SETTING UP CULM TESTS FOR SPECIFIC GRAVITY WITH ZINC CHLORIDE. WHEN HE POURED ZINC CHLORIDE INTO TANK IT SPLASHED BACK AND HIT LEFT EYE; IMMEDIATE EYE WASH TAKEN TO DESPENSARY; BURN LEFT EYE, CORNEA EXPOSED.

May 8, 1993 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Continental Energy Associates Lp · Fall from machine

LOADER OPERATOR, STEPPED UP ON STEP, DIDN'T NOTICE GREASE ON BOOT, SLIPPED. X-RAYS TAKEN, MEDICATION FOR PAIN, AND REST. BRUISED RIBS, RIGHT SIDE.

May 5, 1993 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Continental Energy Associates Lp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LABORER LIFTING AND PULLING 6" X 20' PLASTIC PIPING. PAIN RIGHT SIDE LOWER ABDOMEN. HERNIA.

April 26, 1993 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Continental Energy Associates Lp · Struck against stationary object

PLANT DOWN FOR GENERAL REPAIR: WORKING INSIDE THE JIG AREA: STOOD-UP AND TURNED BUMPED LEFT SIDE OF HEAD ON STEEL CHUTE.

April 17, 1993 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Continental Energy Associates Lp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LIFTING & PULLING MATERIALS TO PLANT DOING GENERAL LABORERS DUTIES FOR PLANT MAINTENANCE

February 25, 1993 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Continental Energy Associates Lp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LABORER WAS CLEANING TAKE-UP ROLLERS ON REFUSE BELT, JUMPED DOWN SMALL BANK, TWISTED BACK; MUSCLE SPASM.

February 10, 1993 PA · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Continental Energy Associates Lp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LAB TECHNICIAN TAKING A TEST SAMPLE FROM FIG, CARRYING A 5 GALLON BUCKET, HAD A SEVER LOWER ABDOMINAL PAIN.

January 4, 1993 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Continental Energy Associates Lp · Fall from machine

OPERATING A 475 LOADER, HEARD NOISE, CHECKED LOADER AND BLEED BRAKE LINE. HE STATES HE STEPPED UP ON CHAIN STEP AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL. TWISTED HIS BACK AND HAD GROIN PAIN.

1992 · 7 incidents

November 5, 1992 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Continental Energy Associates Lp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRIVING A 769 CAT TRUCK, WENT TO MAKE A TURN, HIT A POTHOLE, STATES STEERING WHEEL SPUN BACK AND CAUGHT HIS WRIST.

September 15, 1992 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Continental Energy Associates Lp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HELPING MACHANIC REPAIR LOADER, USING A CROWBAR TO RELEASE A CYLINDER, CROWBAR SLIPPED OUT OF PLACE AND HIT HIM LEFT SIDE OF FOREHEAD, RECEIVED 5 STITCHES AND RETURNED TO WORK. NO X0RAY, NO ME DICATION.

August 6, 1992 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Continental Energy Associates Lp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

66929NG MAINTENENACE SHIFT SITTING DOWN WITH KNEES BENT PUSHING A LINNER INSIDE CHUTE LOWER BACK PAIN.

June 27, 1992 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Continental Energy Associates Lp · Fall from machine

JUMPED OFF PARKED DOZER HIT BACK OF RIGHT FOOT ON ROCK X RAYS TAKEN SHOWED CHIP ON BACK OF RIGHT HEEL SOME BRUISING.

1991 · 4 incidents

December 28, 1991 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Continental Energy Associates Lp · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

EMPLOYEED AS A LABORER PERFORMING MAINTENANCE DUTIES; INVESTIGATING A NOISE; SLIPPED ON CATWALK FELL INTO CONVEYOR BELT.

August 12, 1991 PA · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Continental Energy Associates Lp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

STARTED GRAVITY TEST ON COAL SAMPLES.PLACED 5 GAL BUCKET IN SOLUTION OF ZINC CHLORIDE AND IT SPLASHED BACK UP INTO LEFT EYE.

February 2, 1991 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Continental Energy Associates Lp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROLLER WAS JAMMED WAS DISLODGING JAM WITH BAR BAR SNAPPED BACK & CAUGH T LEFT ARM RECEIVED 100 STITCHES LEFT ARM

1990 · 2 incidents

February 20, 1990 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Continental Energy Associates Lp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE FELL WHILE WALKING FROM THE HOPPER AREA TO THE PREP PLANT STRIKING HIS RT ELBOW ON THE GROUND

1989 · 2 incidents

April 17, 1989 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Continental Energy Associates Lp · Fall from machine

ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN THE L REAR VIEW MIRROR ON A 769 CAT TRUCK HE FELL TO THE GROUND AND STRUCK HIS L SIDE OF HIS FACE ON THE GROUND HE FELL APPROX 6 FEET

March 6, 1989 PA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Continental Energy Associates Lp · Contact with hot objects or substances

CUTTING PIPE WITH AN ACETYLENE TORCH MAFTER HE CUT THE PIPE HE TRIED TO MOVE HOT PIPE AND BURNT HIS FINGER ON L HAND

1988 · 1 incident

December 16, 1988 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Continental Energy Associates Lp · Contact with hot objects or substances

WITH THE ENGINE OFF AND AFTER FILLING GAS TANK ON A PORTABLE WATER PUMP WITH GASOLINE AND REPLAICNG THE GAS CAP EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO START PUMP WITH A PULL START GASOLINE DISCHARGE GROM THE VENT CAP AND TRAVELED APPROX. 8INCH ALONG THE GASTANK TO THE MUFFLERWHERE IT WAS INVITED BY A BACKFIRE.

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