Mining Incidents

Hillsdale #1: 19 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Cessna Norman
Barnesboro, Cambria County, PA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3601107

MSHA record for Hillsdale #1 (mine ID 3601107). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1986–1992
Latest incident
Jan 1992
Ownership history
  1. Hillsdale Mining Company Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Hillsdale #1 sits in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Cambria County, Pennsylvania · Population 132,355
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$56,292
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

1992 · 1 incident

January 28, 1992 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Hillsdale Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE DEVELOPED SORE RIGHT KNEE WHILE DOING ROUTINE DUTIES AS LABORER ON CONTINUOUS MINER SECTION.

1991 · 5 incidents

November 8, 1991 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Hillsdale Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WORKING BESIDE CHAIN CONVEYOR WHEN CONVEYOR CHAIN BROKE AND STRUCK EMPL ON THE ARM.

September 19, 1991 PA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss STRIKING OR BUMPING
Hillsdale Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPL STRUCK HEAD ON MINE PROPERTY WHILE CRAWLING THROUGH CHECK CURTAIN.

July 30, 1991 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hillsdale Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PUTTING SLEDGE HAMMER ON TOP OF MINE TRACTOR WHEN THE HANDLE OF THE HAMMER STRUCK EE ON THE MOUTH.

June 18, 1991 PA · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hillsdale Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON CONTINUOUS MINER CREW AND DEVELOPED A SORE BACK.

1990 · 2 incidents

January 5, 1990 PA · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper MACHINERY
Hillsdale Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

MINE PROP FELL OFF OF THE TOP OF CONTINUOUS MINER AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT HAND.

1989 · 4 incidents

October 20, 1989 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hillsdale Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

WHILE USING HAMMER TO INSTALL FRICTION BAN IN CONTIONOUS MINER, THE EMPLOYEE SPRAINED MUSCLES IN LEFT RIB CAGE.

June 12, 1989 PA · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner POWERED HAULAGE
Hillsdale Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CROSSING CHAIN CONVEYOR WHEN HE FELT A SPRAIN IN BACK/HIP.EMPLOYEE DID NOT LOSE ANY TIME UNTIL 07-24-89.

1988 · 2 incidents

September 27, 1988 PA · Coal timberman OTHER
Hillsdale Mining Company Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS WORKING UNDER CROSSBARS CRSS BARS WERE 31 HIGH WHEN EMPL TURNED HEAD HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN NECK

July 20, 1988 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hillsdale Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS BENDING BOLT TO INSERT IN HOLE AND SPRAINED HIS BACK

1987 · 4 incidents

April 8, 1987 PA · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hillsdale Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

UNLOADING 3"X8"314' CROSSBARS FROM SKID AND PILING THEM.HAND SLIPPED AND CROSSBAR FELL AND HIT THUMB OF RIGHT HAND.

1986 · 1 incident

July 28, 1986 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hillsdale Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

MINE WORKS ONE 8HIFT DAILY FROM 6:30 AM. - 2:30 PM. BETWEEN THE END OF THE SHIFT ON 7:28 AND THE TIME OF THE PRE-SHIFT EXAMINATION ON 7-29-86 THE ROOF FAL FALL OCCURRED 3