Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE INJURED WORKS AS A COAL DRILL HELPER. THROUGH ROUTINE JOB DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS OCCUPATION A HERNIA DEVELOPED.
Johnson Run Operation: 15 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Johnson Run Operation (mine ID 3606930). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 15
- Years on record
- 1983–1985
- Latest incident
- Jul 1985
Ownership history
- Northern Coal & Clay Company Inc 1980 to 1981
- Northern Counties Coal Company Inc 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Johnson Run Operation sits in Elk County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.Elk County, Pennsylvania · Population 30,703
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$64,103
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
15 on file1985 · 2 incidents
July 10, 1985
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine
INJURED WAS GETTING DOWN FROM PARKED BULLDOZER AND HE JUMPED A SLIGHT DISTANCE AND WRENCHED HIS BACK
1984 · 6 incidents
November 8, 1984
PA · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine
INJ WAS CLEANING WINDSHIELD ON HIS ROCK TRUCK AND WAS WALKING ON CAT WALK TO GET BACK INTO ROCK TRUCK HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF ROCK TRUCK
November 2, 1984
PA · Coal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine
INJURED WAS DESCENDING DRAGLINE TO GET OIL WHEN HE SLIPPED ON TRACK OF DRAGLINE AND FELL TO G ROUND AND LANDING ON RT ANKLE RESULTING IN SLIGHTLY SPRAINED ANKLE THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT DUE TO MINERS EFFICIENCY SKILLS AND TRAINING
September 26, 1984
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object
INJ WAS PICKING BONEY AND LUMP OF COAL ROLLED ONTO HIS HAND THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT DUE TO MINERS EFFICIENCY SKILLS AND TRAINING
August 28, 1984
PA · Coal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine
EE WAS GETTING ON DRAGLINE & SLIPPED RESULTING IN INJURY TO HIS LOWER LEFT HIP.
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE INJURED WAS HELPING DO REPAIR ON DRAGLINE & WAS USING A BAR TO TURN SWING DRUM. BAR SLIPPED & HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT WRIST CAUSING INJURY TO THE RT WRIST.
January 24, 1984
PA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
THE INJURED WAS CARRYING EMPTY BARREL ACROSS EQUIPMENT PARKING AREA THE INJURED SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL, INJURING THE LIGAMENTS OF HIS RIGHT ANKLE
1983 · 7 incidents
December 8, 1983
PA · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine
THE INJURED WAS CLEANING WINDSHIELD ON HIS ROCK TRUCK AND WAS WALKING ON CATWALK TO GET BACK INTO ROCK TRUCK HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF OF ROCK TRUCK THIS INJURY WAS NOT DUE TO MINERS EFFICIENCY SKILLS AND TRAINING
December 3, 1983
PA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
GETTING ONTO BULLDOZER,SLIPPED ON TRACKS AND TWISTED HIS BACK,RESULTING IN LOWER BACK STRAIN.
October 6, 1983
PA · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine
THE INJURED WAS DESCENDFING HIS ROCK TRUCK TO REPLACE OIL WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND FRACTURING HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG AND BRUISING HIS LEFT HEEL THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT DUE TO MINERS E FFICIENCY SKILLS AND TRAINING
April 25, 1983
PA · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine
EE FELL OFF LOADER & BROKE RIGHT FOOT.
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS GETTING OFF OF DRAGLINE & HE TWISTED & INJURED LEFT KNEE.
March 24, 1983
PA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects
WALKING ON TRACK OF DRAGLINE AND SLIPPED AND FELL.
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
HEATING INLET TO WATER PUMP WITH PROPANE TORCH AND BATTERY EXPLODED.