Mining Incidents

Lake Lynn Laboratory: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

U S Bureau Of Mines · Underground
Controlled by United States Government
Fayette County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3606929

MSHA record for Lake Lynn Laboratory (mine ID 3606929). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1984–1990
Latest incident
Jan 1990
Ownership history
  1. U S Bureau Of Mines 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Lake Lynn Laboratory sits in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Fayette County, Pennsylvania · Population 126,967
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$56,093
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1990 · 1 incident

January 29, 1990 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
U S Bureau Of Mines · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED WAS SHOVELING DIRT FROM THE HOPPER OF A AMERICAN SWEEPER WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND THE PAIN SHOT UP HIS BACK AND INTO HIS NECK.

1989 · 1 incident

November 2, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
U S Bureau Of Mines · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED WAS CHIPPING AN OLD WELD OFF OF A PIECE OF METAL WHEN A SLIVER OF METAL GOT INTO HIS EYE CAUSING A SCRATCH ON THE EYE. THE INJURED WAS WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

1984 · 1 incident

June 20, 1984 PA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
U S Bureau Of Mines · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL DUMPING LOADOUT OF DUMP TRUCK.ELEVATED DUMP BED PRIOR TO RELEASING TAILGATE.WITH BED ELEVATED TAILGATE RELEASE LEVER WAS TO HIGH IN AIR FOTEMPL TO REACH END OF LEVER.GRASPED MIDDLE OF LE VER AND PULLED.INSUFFICIENT CLEARENCE BETWEEN MIDDLE OF LEVER AND BED FRAME-FINGER WAS PINCHED.