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Robena Mine: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Robert E Murray
Greensboro, Greene County, PA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3600909

MSHA record for Robena Mine (mine ID 3600909). 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
1983–1984
Latest incident
Jun 1984
Ownership history
  1. United States Steel Mining Company Inc 1950 to 1983
  2. Consolidation Coal Company 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Robena Mine sits in Greene County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 5.2% 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.
Greene County, Pennsylvania · Population 35,265
5.2%
Mining share of county employment
$66,870
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

1984 · 1 incident

June 27, 1984 PA · Coal IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Consolidation Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A GAS IGNITION OCCURRED ABOUT 930AM WEDNESDAY JUNE 27-1984 AT THE TOP OF THE FROSTY RUN SHAFT OF ROBENA MINE GOT EMITTING FROM SEVERAL FEEDERS OF THE ABONDENED (FILLED) SHAFT WAS IGNITED BY HO MOLTEN STEEL CREATED BY THE TORCH BEING USED BY AN INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYEE WORKING APPROX. 40\ ABOVE THE SHAFT THERE WAS NO INJURIES ON THE PROPERLY DAMAGE.

1983 · 3 incidents

May 2, 1983 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler STRIKING OR BUMPING
United States Steel Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS WALKING ALONG A PIPELINE. HIS EAR WAS CAUGHT ON A PIECE OF STAINLESS STEEL BANDING THAT HAD BEEN INSTALLED TO HANG PIPE ON.

January 27, 1983 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United States Steel Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS REMOVING CANOPY FROM MINER AND WAS USING A HYDRAULIC JACK ESCAPE HATCH ON DOOR OF CANOPY WAS LIFTED TO OPEN POSITION. CANOPY SPRING UPWARD WITH A JERK CAUSING HATCH TO FALL DOWN. I NJURED PLACED HAND ON THIS AREA TO CHECK WHEN HE WAS STRUCK ON RT HAND INDEX FINGER