Mining Incidents

Pengrove Strip: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by AOI Coal Company
Barkeyville, Venango County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3603002

Pengrove Strip has had no fatalities among 7 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1984–1990
Latest incident
Apr 1990
Ownership history
  1. Pengrove Coal Company 1950 to 1978
  2. Pengrove Coal Company 1978 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)
1993 1
1992 9 21,945
1991 30 134,268
1990 45 265,275
1989 32 129,383
1988 35 253,021
1987 41 254,059
1986 40 256,023
1985 55 374,331
1984 65 514,371
1983 55 423,029
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Pengrove Strip sits in Venango County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.8% 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.
Venango County, Pennsylvania · Population 50,096
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$61,626
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1990 · 1 incident

April 16, 1990 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pengrove Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE STEPPED ONTO A 55 GAL DRUM WITH A REMOVABLE LID. THE LID SLIPPED OFF AND HE FELL INTO THE OPEN DRUM.

1989 · 2 incidents

October 24, 1989 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Pengrove Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

HE RAN OVER A VERY LARGE ROCK WHILE OPERATING A D10 CAT BULLDOZER. HE THEN FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

March 11, 1989 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pengrove Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS CHANGING CUTTING EDGE OF CAT 637E PAN AS HE UNBOLTED THE CUTTING EDGE IT SNAPPED LOOSE AND STRUCK HIS R THUMB O

1988 · 1 incident

February 25, 1988 PA · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pengrove Coal Company · Struck by falling object

HOOKING UP WINCH CABLE TO BULLDOZER.WINCH WAS MOUNTED ON LOG SKIDDER.SPOOL ON SKIDDER DROPPED ON LEFT SHOULDER KNOCKING HIM TO DRAW BAR ON DOZER.

1985 · 2 incidents

October 28, 1985 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pengrove Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PRY THE PULL DOWN CHAINS WITH A PRY BAR THE BAR BROKE IN TWO ONE SECTION HIT HIM ON THE RT LOWER ARM RESULT WAS SIMPLE FRACTURE OF RT ARM

May 18, 1985 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pengrove Coal Company · Fall from ladders

HE WAS LOOSENING ROOF BOLTS ON THE 7450 MARION DRAGLINE ROOF THE LADDER SLIPPED FROM THE ROOF RAIL AND HE FELL TO THE FLOOR OF THE DRAGLINE

1984 · 1 incident

November 1, 1984 PA · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pengrove Coal Company · Struck by flying object

HE WAS CLEANING HOUSE ROLLERS ON 7400 MARION DRAGLINE USING A PUTTY KNIFE APPRAENTLY A NUT OR PIECE OF STEEL WAS HIDDEN IN THE OLD GREASE IT FLEW OUT FROM THE ROLLER AS THE DRAGLINE TUNED ON I TS RAILS. THE OBJECT FLEW OUTAND HIT HIM IN THE RT HAND.