Coal Technology Corp · Fall down stairs
PERSON WAS LEAV3NG OFFICE AND HEEL OF FOOT CAUGHT HOLD OF STEP THERE FORE A NERVE WAS PINCHED IN HIS BACK.
Southwest Site: 5 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Southwest Site (mine ID 3607505). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1984–1986
- Latest incident
- Feb 1986
Ownership history
- Coal Technology Corp 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Southwest Site sits in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.5% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania · Population 353,345
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$72,468
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1986 · 1 incident
1985 · 3 incidents
Coal Technology Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface
THE VICTIM SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR RESULTING IN SPRAINED KNEE.
June 30, 1985
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal Technology Corp · Struck by falling object
WHILE REMOVING MOUNTING FLANGE WEIGHT APPROX 300LB FOR CENTRIFUGE DRYER VICTIM WAS STANDING INSIDE DRYER HOUSING HE REMOVED LAST BOLT & FLANGE DROPPED STRIKING HIM ON LEFT LEG BETWEEN KNEE & ANKLE RESULT OF ACCIDENT WAS A FX
March 6, 1985
PA · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coal Technology Corp · Fall onto or against objects
MINER WAS WORKI3G CLEANING CONVEYOR STEPPED UP WITH RT LEG AS SHE STEPPED HER RT KNEE WAS JARED ON SIDE OF CONVEYOR FOREMAN OBSERVED ACCIDENT MINER DID NOT THINK MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NECESSA BUT SINCE THAT 7IME PAIN CONTINUES IN AREA WHERE INJURY OCURRED
1984 · 1 incident
December 13, 1984
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Coal Technology Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances
MINER WAS BURNING STEEL OVER HEAD WITH TORCHES WHEN A PIECE OF HOT METAL DROPPED AND BURNED HIS ARM