Mining Incidents

Fidelity Bank: 9 reportable incidents Coal

Anthracite Energy Inc · Facility
Controlled by Fotos Stephen
Girardville, Schuylkill County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608267

MSHA record for Fidelity Bank (mine ID 3608267). 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
1992–1994
Latest incident
Jun 1994
Ownership history
  1. Anthracite Energy Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Fidelity Bank sits in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.1% 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.
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania · Population 143,259
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$66,901
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1994 · 2 incidents

1993 · 6 incidents

December 3, 1993 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Anthracite Energy Inc · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS CLIMBING UP LOADER LADDER WHEN HE HIT HIS KNEE. HE WAS FLUID BEHIND THE KNEE. KNEE CAP SEPARATED.

October 25, 1993 PA · Coal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Anthracite Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS TEST RUINNING A CONVEYOR AFTER INSTALLING BELT SCRAPER. HE NOTICED A MATERCIAL BUILDE UP ON A ROLLER. HE ATTEMTPED TO KNOCK THE MATERIAL OFF THE ROLLER WITH A WRENCH. HIS ARM GOT CAUGHT & WAS PULLED INTO ROLLERS.

October 25, 1993 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Anthracite Energy Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

VICTIMS BROTHER WAS CAUGHT IN BELT EE WHILE TRY LUG TO FREE HIS BROTHER WAS LIFTING THE ROLLERS UP TO RELEASE THEM & HURT HIS SHOULDER & ARM

August 4, 1993 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Anthracite Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE OPERATES A LOADER TO FEED MATERIAL TO THE PLNAT.DOCTOR CLAIMS FROM THE SHIFTING OF GEARS SO OFTEN HE DEVELOPED CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME WHICH HE TERMED WORK RELATED.

March 22, 1993 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Anthracite Energy Inc · Fall down stairs

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON STEPS. WORK AREA WAS CLEAR AND FREE OF ANY DEBRIS.

February 4, 1993 PA · Coal superintendent MACHINERY
Anthracite Energy Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS POKING BAR IN CRUSHER TO FREE MATERIAL WHILE MACHINERY WAS RUNNING.

1992 · 1 incident

January 28, 1992 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Anthracite Energy Inc · Fall from machine

LOWERING HIMSELF DOWN TO LOWER LEVEL SLEAVE OF COVER ALLS CAUGHT ON METAL BAR WOULDN'T RELEASE AND TWISTED MAN AROUND IN CIRCLE MAN HUNG AND WEIGHT OF MAN BROKE LOOSE AND LANDED ON GROUND HUNG BY RIGHT ARM-MAN DID NOT TAKE PROCEDURE ON CORRECT WAY TO COMPLETE JOB.