Florence Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
MOVING SUPPLIES SLIPPED ON MUD FELL ON RT SHOULDER AND BACK COMP DISC IN BACK ARTHRITIS
Florence Shop & Warehouse: 10 reportable incidents Coal
Florence Mining Company
· Facility
Controlled by
Woods Ralph
Huff,
Indiana County,
PA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3604261
MSHA record for Florence Shop & Warehouse (mine ID 3604261). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 1983–1988
- Latest incident
- Nov 1988
Ownership history
- Florence Mining Company 1950 to 1984
- Florence Mining Company 1984 to 1991
- Florence Mining Company 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Florence Shop & Warehouse 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
10 on file1988 · 1 incident
1987 · 5 incidents
December 15, 1987
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
OTHER
Florence Mining Company · Struck by flying object
THE INJURED WAS3HELPING TO INSTALL FAN HOUSING. THE WORKMAN HAD PLACEDA THICK SHEET OF STEEL AGAINST A STRUCTURE. A GUST OF WIND BLEW SHEET OF METAL DOWN STRICKING THE INJURED PERSON ON THE ANKLE. 3
November 2, 1987
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Florence Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
THE INJURED WAS3PUSHING A PORTABLE WELDER THAT WAS ON CASTERS. THE INJURED PINCHED HIS HAND AGAINST A PIECE OF METAL WHILE PUSHING WELDER TO A WELDING LOCATION.
Florence Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
THE INJURED WAS3HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CARRY A 17'X4"X1/2" THICK STEEL SECTION OF ANGLE.WHILE CARRYING THE ANGLE THE INJURED TWISTED HIS BACK.
Florence Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE INJURED WAS3REMOVING SCALE OFF A ROOF BOLTER THAT IS BEING REPAIRED. I,NAME STATED THAT DURING THE SHIFT HIS ELBOW BECAME SORE.
Florence Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE INJURD WAS 4ORKING TO STRAITEN A BENT CANOPY LEG. A PORTA POWER HYDRAULIC JACK WAS PLACED AGAINST A PIECE OF 2X2 STRUCTURAL STEEL. THE STRUCTURAL STEEL WAS WELDED TO THE CANOPY LEG. WHEN P RESSURE WAS APP5IED TO THE 2 X 2 TUBE IT BROKE LOOSE. THE TUBE STRUCK HIM ON THE FOREHEAD NECK SPRAIN.
1986 · 1 incident
March 11, 1986
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
POWERED HAULAGE
Florence Mining Company · Struck against a moving object
THE INJURED WAS3UNLOADING A TRUCK LOAD OF STEEL BAR AND PLANTES. I NAME,WAS OPERATING A FORKLIFT.WHILE LOWERING THE STEEL,A FORK CAUGHT THE EDGE OF THE TRUCK BED.WHEN THE FORK CAUGHT EDGE OF T THE TRUCK THE F2RKLIFT TILT%ED FORRWARD SUDDENLY I NAME STRAINED HIS NECK.
1985 · 1 incident
February 18, 1985
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Florence Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
THE INJURED WAS USING A CRANE TO LIFT A PART OFF A TABLE AS THE PART WAS BEING LIFTED IT SHIFTED CAUSING THE CRANE TO DRIFT TOWARD THE EMPLOYEE WHEN THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED BACKWARD HE TRIPPED OV ER A PART WHICH WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR. THE INJURED TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK.
1984 · 1 incident
February 3, 1984
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
POWERED HAULAGE
Florence Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMP WAS TILTING A BARREL OF SOLVENT SO THAT FORK TRUCK COULD PICK IT UP. THE FOR OF THE FORK TRUCK CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN FORK AND PALLET CRUSH INJURY RIGHT FOOT
1983 · 1 incident
May 11, 1983
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Florence Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
NO IDENTIFIABLE INCIDENT.EMPL COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN PAST SEVERAL MONTHS-HAS HISTORY OF BACK PR// PROBLEMS DATING FROM 1979.COMP DEPT SAID PROBLEM IS DISC DISEASE OF BACK L-5.