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Mccullough Plant: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Harrison City, Westmoreland County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608208

Mccullough Plant has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1995.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1995–1996
Latest incident
Jun 1996
Ownership history
  1. Coal Services International Inc 1990 to 1992
  2. Lorasen Inc 1992 to 1993
  3. Lorasen Coal Contractors Inc 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1996 8 8,709
1995 5 19,188
1994 11 30,166
1993 6 20,529
1992 1
1991 0
1990 9 3,000
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Mccullough Plant sits in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania · Population 353,345
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$72,468
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

1996 · 2 incidents

June 5, 1996 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lorasen Coal Contractors Inc · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER WEARING MUDDY BOOTS. HE SLIPPED TWISTING RIGHT LEG AND HIP.

March 19, 1996 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Lorasen Coal Contractors Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SPREADING HAY WHEN WIND BLEW A PIECE OF HAY AND SCRATCHED HIS LEFT EYE.

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1995 · 2 incidents

November 6, 1995 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lorasen Coal Contractors Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PLASTIC PIPE. BACK POPPED OUT.

September 13, 1995 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lorasen Coal Contractors Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM A BEAM AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.