Mining Incidents

Dora #7 Mine: 17 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Stanford Energy
Frostburg, Jefferson County, PA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3608614

MSHA record for Dora #7 Mine (mine ID 3608614). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1996–1997
Latest incident
Jan 1997
Ownership history
  1. Doverspike Brothers Coal Company 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Dora #7 Mine sits in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.8% 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.
Jefferson County, Pennsylvania · Population 44,099
1.8%
Mining share of county employment
$56,898
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

1997 · 1 incident

1996 · 16 incidents

December 12, 1996 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object

FILLING CAN WITH WATER WHEN 5010 SEAT RAN OVER FOOT. 5010 OPERATOR DIDN'T SEE EE.

September 10, 1996 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE MOVING BRATTICE CLOTH (LINE CURTAIN) A POGO STICK HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH BREAKING LOOSE THREE FALSE TEETH FROM HIS DENTURES.

August 29, 1996 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

WHILE CEMENTING A BRATTICE CEMENT FELL OFF TROWELLONTO ARMS

August 28, 1996 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Struck by falling object

A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN RAILS STRIKING EE IN THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD THEN FELL ONTO HIS LEFT HAND BREAKING A BONE IN HIS LEFT HAND. THE ROCK WAS APPROX. 2' X 5" X 7".

August 27, 1996 PA · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner MACHINERY
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE PUSHING ON A BOLT, WRENCH SLIPPED AND EE FELL FORWARD STRIKING HIS FACE ON THE SIDE OF THE BOLTER.

August 19, 1996 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL WAS IN 2 ENTRY OF MAIN B FACE AREA STARTING OF X CUT RIGHT APP 20-30 FT INBY AND 18-19 FT WIDE 0-7 FT HIGH FALL STARTED AT UNSUPPORTEDROOF AREA AND CAME INTO AREA SUPPORTED WITH 6' R ESIN BOLTS FALL WENT ABOVE ANCORAGE POINT.

July 31, 1996 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT, A SMALL PIECE OF ROOF FELL OUT STRIKING HIM IN THE FACE, CHIPPING TWO TEETH.

July 31, 1996 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE STEPPING OVER MBC EE SLIP ON SOME MUD AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

July 29, 1996 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TWISTING AROUND IN SEAT TO SEE ROCK IN REAR BRIDGE ON M.B.C.

May 23, 1996 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE REMOVING OIL CANS OFF THE TOP OF A ROOFBOLTER--THE OPERATOR OF THE ROOF BOLTER STARTED TO TRAM THE MACHINE WHICH RAN OVER MY LEFT FOOT SMASHING THE STEEL TOE ONTO MY BIG TOE.

February 26, 1996 PA · Coal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMP WAS FILLING A PIPE ON A DIESEL PUMP WHILE STANDING ON A PLASTIC POND LINER. HAD LEFT LEG UNDER HIM AND WAS STANDING ON THE RIGHT LEG. RIGHT LEG SLIPPED AND HE TWISTED LEFT KNEE WHILE TRYIN G TO CATCH HIMSELF.