Mining Incidents

Swatara Breaker Coal

Swatara Coal Company · Facility
Controlled by Parker William P Jr
Zerbe, Schuylkill County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3602015

MSHA record for Swatara Breaker (mine ID 3602015). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1983–1991
Latest incident
Jan 1991
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

1991 · 1 incident

1990 · 2 incidents

August 3, 1990 PA · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Swatara Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILLING A STEEL PLATE-PLATE SPUN CATCHING GLOVE & CUT FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

1988 · 2 incidents

November 21, 1988 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Swatara Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALKING OUT OT FINE PLANT BLDG STEPED INTO HOLE IN GROUND WHICH WA> COVERED WITH DIRT.

August 29, 1988 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Swatara Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING TO ANOTHER CITY FOR PARTS FOR EQUIP WHILE ENROUTE TRUCKHE WAS DRIVING SLID OFF ROAD ON CURVE DUE TO WET CONDITIONS HE HIT AN EMBANKMENTAND HIS FT HIT CLUTCH PEDAL.

1986 · 2 incidents

December 1, 1986 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Swatara Coal Company · Struck by falling object

FIXING A DOZER-9EMOVING A PISTON. THE PISTON SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS HAND.

January 17, 1986 PA · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Swatara Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE PUTTING H2SES ON THE BUCKWHEAT SHUTE HE SLIPPED ON A PLANK & FELL IN TO THE BUCK POCKET.

1985 · 1 incident

December 18, 1985 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Swatara Coal Company · Struck by falling object

FILLING TRUCKS 3 OIL BURNERS WITH OIL & FUEL ON AND AROUND THE PREPARATION PLANT

1984 · 1 incident

1983 · 3 incidents

October 13, 1983 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Swatara Coal Company · Drowning

OPERATING FINE COAL PLANT - DROWING DUE TO UNCONTROLLED EPILEPSY

April 13, 1983 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Swatara Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TRYING TO GET A ROCK OUT OF THE SHOOT - BAR JAMMED AND CAUGHT FINGERS AGAINST METAL

April 6, 1983 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Swatara Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HELPING TO LOAD RAILROAD CARS

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The full compliance file on Swatara Breaker

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.