OPERTAOR WAS DISMOUNTING DOZER WHEN RT FOOT ROLLED UNEVENLY ON A SMALL ROCK CAUSING A SPRAIN TO THE ANKLE
F N R #1: 2 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for F N R #1 (mine ID 3607402). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1993–1994
- Latest incident
- May 1994
Ownership history
- Fnr Mining Company 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
F N R #1 sits in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.4% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.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
2 on file1994 · 1 incident
May 25, 1994
PA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Fnr Mining Company · Struck against stationary object
1993 · 1 incident
August 23, 1993
PA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
POWERED HAULAGE
Fnr Mining Company · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DUMP TRUCK DUMPING TOPSOIL ON WASHES ON THIS BACKFILLED SURFACE MINE SITE. AT THE SITE OF THE WASH, THE TRUCK'S ENGINE STALLED-QUIT AND BEGAN TO CAREEN BACKWARDS DOWN A STEEP SLOPE AND STOPPED AFTER HITTING TREES. THE OEPRATOR SUFFERED A HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO A BONE IN HIS UPPER BACK AND BRUISED HIS MED-BACK.