Western Hickory Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
HY WRENCH SLIPPED KNOCKING EMP TO GROUND
Western Hickory Strip: 16 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Western Hickory Strip (mine ID 3603375). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 16
- Years on record
- 1983–1990
- Latest incident
- Dec 1990
Ownership history
- Western Hickory Coal Company Inc 1950 to 1977
- Western Hickory Coal Company Inc 1977 to 1978
- Western Hickory Coal Company Inc 1978 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Western Hickory Strip sits in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.Lawrence County, Pennsylvania · Population 85,423
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$60,779
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
16 on file1990 · 2 incidents
August 7, 1990
PA · Coal
tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Hickory Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
GETTING OFF CONVEY SLIPPED AND CAUGHT FINGER ON CONV
1989 · 3 incidents
November 9, 1989
PA · Coal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Hickory Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
CARRYING BAGS OF LIME TO BE USED IN PONDS.
August 12, 1989
PA · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Hickory Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF THE HIGHLIFT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL.
February 13, 1989
PA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Hickory Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL WAS MOVING OXYGEN TANKS FROM ONE PICKUP TO ANOTHER WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS NAIL ON THE TAILGATE OF THE PICKEUP
1988 · 2 incidents
May 24, 1988
PA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Hickory Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SEAT/FUEL TANK OFF OF THE D-6 DOZER AND A PIECE OF RUST WENT INTO HIS EYE.
April 23, 1988
PA · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Hickory Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF OF JOHN DEERE TRACTOR AND GOT HIS FOOT CAUGHT BY THE BACK TIRE AND FRAMEWORK OF BUCKET ON THE HIGHLIFT.
1987 · 1 incident
September 3, 1987
PA · Coal
tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Hickory Coal Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
TREATING PONDS 4ITH LIME SPLASHED INTO HIS EYE
1986 · 3 incidents
September 24, 1986
PA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Hickory Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
EMP WAS PULLING3DISCHARGE HOSE OFF OF THE WATER PUMP
April 11, 1986
PA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Western Hickory Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS PU7TING BOLTS IN BACK REAR END WITH AIR WRENCH WHEN AXLE FELL FROM LEANING POSITION ONTO BACK OF LOWER LEFT LEG
February 25, 1986
PA · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Western Hickory Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE WAS DU4PING A LOAD OF DIRT DOOR ON THE ROCK TRUCK SALMMED DOWN NAD JARRED HIM.
1985 · 1 incident
August 7, 1985
PA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Hickory Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF OF THE DOZER, TWISTED HIS LEG AND FELL.
1984 · 2 incidents
November 12, 1984
PA · Coal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Hickory Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ONTO 2400 LIMA, HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE ON TRACK.
November 9, 1984
PA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Hickory Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A WATER HOSE ONTO THE PICKUP.
1983 · 2 incidents
December 18, 1983
PA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
FIRE
Western Hickory Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
OPERATING HILIFT.
July 25, 1983
PA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Western Hickory Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYE WAS PULLING DOZER OUT OF THE MUD AND HE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT AROUND THE CABLE.