Mining Incidents

Jplmj Strip: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Westrick Mary Louise
West Carroll Township, Cambria County, PA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3607571

MSHA record for Jplmj Strip (mine ID 3607571). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1984–1992
Latest incident
May 1992
Ownership history
  1. Westrick Coal Company 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Jplmj Strip 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

4 on file

1992 · 1 incident

May 28, 1992 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Westrick Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EE CLAIMED HE WAS ENTERING DOZER LOST FOOTING AND HIT BACK ON CROSSBAR.

1991 · 1 incident

March 7, 1991 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Westrick Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CLAIMED HE TURNED HIS HEAD FELT PAIN THAT WENT FROM NECK DOWN TO RIGHT SHOULDER.THE REASON THIS WAS NOT REPORTED BEFORE MSHA AUDIT I DIDN'T CONSIDER IT A ACCIDENT.ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO O PERATE ANYTHING WITHOUT TURNING YOUR HEAD.

1984 · 2 incidents

November 19, 1984 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Westrick Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HEART ATTACK EMPLOYEE GOT IN THE TRUCK TO START IT & HAD A FATAL HEART ATTACH 2 OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE AT THE SCENE THEY GOT ON THE CB IN SECONDS AMBULANCE WAS ON THE WAY TO THE SCENE WITH PARAM ETICS BUT COULDNOT MOVE HIM AFTER WORKING ON HIM FOR AN HOUR THEY RUSHED HIM TO THE SPANGLER HOSPITAL

October 16, 1984 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Westrick Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHEN HE WAS GETTING OFF TRUCK & SPRAINED HIS FOOT.