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Phillips Mine: 10 reportable incidents Coal

Pbs Coals Inc · Surface
Controlled by NSM PLC
Frostburg Md, Allegany County, MD  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1800569

MSHA record for Phillips Mine (mine ID 1800569). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1983–1991
Latest incident
Oct 1991
Ownership history
  1. Phillips Coal Inc 1975 to 1980
  2. Andalex Resources Inc 1980 to 1990
  3. Pbs Coals Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Phillips Mine sits in Allegany County, Maryland, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Allegany County, Maryland · Population 67,762
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$57,393
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1991 · 3 incidents

April 27, 1991 MD · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pbs Coals Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOWER BACK INJ

February 28, 1991 MD · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pbs Coals Inc · Fall from machine

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF THE DOZER AT THE END OF THE SHIFT. HE SLIPPED ON ONE OF THE TRACK PADS CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND STRIKE HIS LEFT ELBOW AND FOREARM ON A TRACK PAD. HE SUSTAIN ED TWO BONE CHIPS IN HIS LEFT ELBOW AND A BROKEN BONE IN HIS LEFT FOREARM.

1990 · 3 incidents

June 20, 1990 MD · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pbs Coals Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF OF DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HURT HIS BACK.

May 24, 1990 MD · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pbs Coals Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WENT TO GRAB HAND RAIL ON THE CAT ROCK TRUCK WHICH WAS FRESHLY WELDED AND BURNT HIS HAND.

April 26, 1990 MD · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pbs Coals Inc · Fall from machine

EMPL WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED & BROKE THUMB. WAS NOT INFORMED TIL 5/10 THAT HE WAS OFF & THUMB WAS BROKE.

1989 · 1 incident

August 31, 1989 MD · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Andalex Resources Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BRAKES ON DRAGLINE WITH A WRENCH. WRENCH CLIPPED AND LEFT HAND HIT WALL ON DRAGLINE. LEFT HAND THUMB WAS CUT AND SMASHED. TENDONS WAS DAMAGED.

1988 · 2 incidents

September 26, 1988 MD · Coal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Andalex Resources Inc · Struck against stationary object

WAS ENTERING DOOR TO COME IN OFFICE AND FLOORING GAVE IN A ND EMP FELL THROUGH FLOOR. L. LEG WENT DOWN THRU AND FELL TO L. AND HIT L. SIDE ARM AND RIBS ON D OOR SILL. ALSO BRUISED BOTH LEGS.

September 26, 1988 MD · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Andalex Resources Inc · Fall from ladders

EMP WS DESCENDING FORM LADDER ON GREASE TRUCK AND FOOT SLIPPED FROM LADDER.

1983 · 1 incident

April 4, 1983 MD · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Andalex Resources Inc · Struck against stationary object

BRAKE WHEEL SLIPPED THROWING LEFT HAND AGAINST SIDE OF COAL CAR