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Smith #1: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Leasure Richard A
Rural Valley, Armstrong County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3606553

MSHA record for Smith #1 (mine ID 3606553). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Nov 1986
Ownership history
  1. Oak Tree Coal Company 1977 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Smith #1 sits in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.2% 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.
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania · Population 65,069
2.2%
Mining share of county employment
$64,295
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1986 · 3 incidents

November 10, 1986 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Oak Tree Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EMPLOYEE 4AS USING A 28 TO 1 MULTIPLIER AND A 3/4" DRIVE RATCHET TO LOOSEN A NUT ON THE HOUSE ROLLER SUPPORT ON A MANITOWOC MODEL 6400 DRAGLINE, THE NUT BROKE FREE, THE HANDLE ON THE MUL TIPLIER SPUN AR2UND AND HIT EMPLOYEE'S FACE.

July 2, 1986 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oak Tree Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EMPLOYEE 4AS ALIGNING THE GEARS IN THE POWER TAKING OFF ASSEMBLY ON A KOMATSU MODEL D 455 TRACTOR, SERIAL 1062, HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND GOT JAMMED BETWEEN THE GEARS.

January 29, 1986 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Oak Tree Coal Company · Fall from machine

JUMPED OFF THE 1USH ARM OF DOZER TWISTING ANKLE