Mining Incidents

Lancashire Central Services: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Allen A Wenturine
Bakerton, Cambria County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3606787

MSHA record for Lancashire Central Services (mine ID 3606787). 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
1983–1985
Latest incident
Sep 1985
Ownership history
  1. Barnes & Tucker Company 1979 to 1986
  2. Barnes & Tucker Company 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Lancashire Central Services 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

1985 · 2 incidents

September 25, 1985 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Barnes & Tucker Company · Flash burns (electric)

CHECKING POWER IN FUSED DISCONNECT SWITCH WITH METER-SHORTED WIRING CAUSING BURNS TO RIGHT PALM.

July 1, 1985 PA · Coal outside foreman, leadman ELECTRICAL
Barnes & Tucker Company · Flash burns (electric)

MAN WAS USING C5BLE CUTTERS TO CUT A CABLE, MISTAKENLY CUT INTO AN ENERGIZED CABLE CAUSING BURNS TO THE LEFT ARM AND CHEST.

1984 · 1 incident

April 20, 1984 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck against stationary object

STARTING TO CLIMB LADDER STRUCK HEAD AGAINST BACK GUARD CUTTING RIGHT EAR.

1983 · 1 incident

December 30, 1983 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Barnes & Tucker Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIPPED ON ICE FELL ON BACK