Fetterolf Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING SPRINGS ON A TRIAXLE TRUCK WHEN ONE SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO LEFT FOOT, ABOVE STEEL TOE, BREAKING ONE BONE.
Fetterolf #1: 9 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Fetterolf #1 (mine ID 3606469). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1983–1985
- Latest incident
- Mar 1985
Ownership history
- Fetterolf Mining Inc 1977 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Fetterolf #1 sits in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.6% 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.Somerset County, Pennsylvania · Population 73,255
1.6%
Mining share of county employment
$59,378
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file1985 · 1 incident
1984 · 7 incidents
Fetterolf Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MINER SLIPPED ON THE ICE WHILE WALKING HE STRAINED HIS BACK
December 4, 1984
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fetterolf Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
EMP WAS REMOVING ROLLERS FROM A FIAT ALLIS 31 DOZER AND WHILE HE WAS UNSCREWING THE BOLTS THERE WAS ONLY TOW LEFT HE UNSCREWED ONE NOT REALIZING THE OTHER ONE WAS BROKEN AT WHICH TIME THE ROLL FELL ONTO HIS LEGS
Fetterolf Mining Inc · Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING KNOBS ON DRILL, WHEN A FRAGMENT OF METAL BECAME LODGED IN HIS EYE.
August 17, 1984
PA · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fetterolf Mining Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
WHILE EMPL CLEANING TRUCK BED,HAD ALLERGIC REACTION TO CLEANING FLUID.
Fetterolf Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE DRAGLINE DOOR HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER IN THE DOOR
April 30, 1984
PA · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fetterolf Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE DOZER, SOMETHING PROTRUDED FROM THE MACHINE AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEG.
Fetterolf Mining Inc · Fall from machine
EMPL WAS ON TOP OF DRILL UNTANGLING HYDRAULIC HOSES,COMPLETED THIS AND AFTER ATTEMPTING TO DISMOUNT FROM MACHINE,SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL INJURING HIMSELF.
1983 · 1 incident
August 25, 1983
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fetterolf Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A TD 25 INTERNATIONAL DOZER WHEN CYCLINDER FELL FROM CHAIN THAT ACCIDENTALLY UNHOOKED HITTING EMPLOYEES RT THUMB CAUSING IT TO SPLIT OPEN MR SARVER WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITA L BYHIS SUPERVISOR DALE BAKER