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Wynn Washer: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Rabco · Facility
Controlled by Bates Robert A
Uniontown, Fayette County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3607257

MSHA record for Wynn Washer (mine ID 3607257). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1987–1991
Latest incident
Jan 1991
Ownership history
  1. Rabco 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Wynn Washer sits in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Fayette County, Pennsylvania · Population 126,967
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$56,093
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1991 · 1 incident

January 30, 1991 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rabco · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ADJUSTING ELEV CHAIN WITH COME A LONGS HANDLE SLIPPED END OF LITTLE FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN HANDLE AND ELEV HOUSING

1987 · 1 incident

August 25, 1987 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rabco · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE LINKAGE THA7 LOWERS THAE BED BROKE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT THE RELEASE VALVE ON THE HYD. PUMP HIS HAND SLIPPED THE TIP OF HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE YOKE SET SCRE W ON THE P.T.O.3SHAFT AND THE HYD PUMP.