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Underkoffler Breaker: 11 reportable incidents Coal

Harriman Coal Corp · Facility
Controlled by Ronald Lickman
Lykens, Dauphin County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3602021

MSHA record for Underkoffler Breaker (mine ID 3602021). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1988–2000
Latest incident
Mar 2000
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1
inspections on record
10
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 10 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Underkoffler Coal Service 1950 to 1997
  2. Harriman Coal Corp 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2006 0
2000 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Underkoffler Breaker sits in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania · Population 287,484
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$74,159
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2006 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 503 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,056 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2000 · 1 incident

March 16, 2000 PA · Coal truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Harriman Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING SPRING ON OVERHEAD GARAGE DOOR. EMPLOYEE SHOULD HAVE SECURED SPRING WITH A CLAMP TO PREVENT SPRING FROM EXPENDING BUT DID NOT. SPRING BROKE LOOSE AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON HAN D.

1994 · 1 incident

September 20, 1994 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Underkoffler Coal Service · Over-exertion in lifting objects

ELPNG LIFT 6"X6"X8"TIMBER ONTO FRONT LOADER BUCKET.

1993 · 2 incidents

June 23, 1993 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Underkoffler Coal Service · Struck by flying object

DUST PARTICLES IN EYE.

1992 · 1 incident

January 13, 1992 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Underkoffler Coal Service · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPED FROM LOADER, OVER TURNED L ANKLE

1991 · 2 incidents

June 12, 1991 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Underkoffler Coal Service · Struck by flying object

GRINDING STEEL PC OF STEEL FLEW IN R EYE

May 1, 1991 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Underkoffler Coal Service · Flash burns (welding)

HOLDING MATERIALS FOR WELDING FLASH FROM WELDING AFFECTED EYES

1990 · 2 incidents

February 8, 1990 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Underkoffler Coal Service · Struck against stationary object

DRAINING TRAP ON UNIT HEATER-HIT HEAD ON METAL CHUTE-LACERATION-REQUIRING 8 STITCHES.

1988 · 2 incidents

December 8, 1988 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Underkoffler Coal Service · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PREPARING TO LOAD HIGH LIFT TRUCK FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN PARTITION

April 21, 1988 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Underkoffler Coal Service · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MOVING TIMBER BOARDS CAUSING LUMBAR STRAIN.