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Linn Corporation: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Linn Corp · Surface
Controlled by Thompson Ronald
Philipsburg, Clearfield County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3607659

MSHA record for Linn Corporation (mine ID 3607659). 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
1988–1991
Latest incident
Feb 1991
Ownership history
  1. Linn Corp 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Linn Corporation sits in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.3% 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.
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania · Population 78,902
1.3%
Mining share of county employment
$60,181
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

1991 · 1 incident

February 19, 1991 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Linn Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS SHOVELING COAL TWISTED BACK MOVED A DISC CAUSING PINCHED NERVE IN RIGHT LEG LEAVING PAIN FROM HIP TO FEET

1990 · 1 incident

January 17, 1990 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Linn Corp · Fall from machine

OILER WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF THE MACHINE USING CATS AS STAIRS. FACING MACHINE HE THEN SLIPPED FALLING BACKWARDS WITH ONE FOOT STILL IN CATS. HIS TOES BENT FORWARDS FRACTURING HIS BIG TOE ON RIG HT FOOT.

1989 · 1 incident

November 17, 1989 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Linn Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

LOST TOOTH AND SHANK OFF OF DRAG BUCKET ONTO SPOIL PILE. ROLLED IT DOWN OFF OF SPOIL PILE AND TWISTED BACK IN DOING SO.

1988 · 1 incident

December 6, 1988 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Linn Corp · Fall onto or against objects

OILER WAS STANDING ON INTER BOOM LACING APPROX 30" FROM GROUND TO REPLACE BOOM BUTT BOLT EITHER MISPLACED FOOT OR SLIPPED CAUSIGHIM TO FALL AGAINST BOOM LACING WEATHER COND. WERE GOOD.