Mining Incidents

Renton Mine: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Villa Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Salatino Anthony D Jr
Renton, Allegheny County, PA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3600807

MSHA record for Renton Mine (mine ID 3600807). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Feb 1987
Ownership history
  1. Consolidation Coal Company 1950 to 1985
  2. Villa Coal Company Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Renton Mine sits in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania · Population 1,240,476
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$76,393
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
March 27, 1983 PA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss Fatality · OTHER
Consolidation Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RENTON BOTTOM,SERVICE MAN SHAFT,EMPL CHANGING PORTABLE SUP PUMP ALONG SIDE OF SHAFT.OCCURRENCE OF EVENTS ARE UNKNOWN.EMPL FOUND UNCONSCIOUS -SUFFERED FROM CRANIO-CEREBRAL TRAUMA.

Reportable incidents

6 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1987 · 1 incident

February 10, 1987 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Villa Coal Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

WHILE DRAGGING 5 16" DIAMETER 10' LONG SECTION OF VENTILATION TUBING FROM #4 ENTRY,I NAME WALKED INTO THE INTERSECTION INTO THE PATH OF #1 SHUTTLE CAR, WHICH WAS GOING TO THE FACE TO BE LOADED , WHICH SHUTTLE3CAR PINNED MY RIGHT HAND AH.GAINST THE VENT TUBING. THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN A LBAD BRUISE OF MY RIGHT HAND ACCOMPANIED WITH A LOT OF SWELLING. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, I

1986 · 1 incident

June 25, 1986 PA · Coal HOISTING
Villa Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ANCHOR BOLTS DE7ERIDRATED IN TWO AREAS OF GUIDE TIMBER BEAMS AND UPON CAGE ASCENT TIMBERS MOVED AWAY AND OFF OF CURTAIN WALL ANCHORS ONE TIMBER APPROX. 8X71/4X16FT AND ONE TIMBER 8INCHX70INCHX 20 FT WERE DAMA1ED AND SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED.

1984 · 2 incidents

February 16, 1984 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Consolidation Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTION OF ROOF FALL OCCURRED DURING THE MORNING HOURS OF FEB. 16, 1984 IN THE ALTERNATE ESCAPENAG FROM 6 SOUTH SECTION LOCATION LEFT SIDE OF SECTION LOCATION UNDERGROUND #3812.

1983 · 2 incidents

February 8, 1983 PA · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Consolidation Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED 2-8-83. WHEN A MANTRIP DE-RAILED KNOCKING OUT A STEEL POST THEN WAS SUPPORTING A STEEL. STEEL & ROCK FELL ONTO MANTRIP.

January 16, 1983 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Consolidation Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

UNINTENT ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN 7 EAST 017 RETREAT SECTION PRESSURE FROM GOB CAUSING INTERSECTION TO FALL ABOVE ROOF BOLTS ANCHORAGE OF 6 FT