THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TROUBLESHOOTING AN INOPERATIVE PUMP WHICH WAS HEATED IN THE RECLAIM DRAW-OFF TUNNEL WHEN HE RECEIVED A FATAL ELECTRICAL SHOCK
Greenwich Collieries-Div/Pa Mines Corp operator
Controlled by
Pennsylvania Power & Light Company
MSHA operator ID: P01279
Top causes
- IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST 3 fatalities · 16 non-fatal
- ELECTRICAL 1 fatality · 1 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 216 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 119 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 68 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 67 non-fatal
Incident timeline
1993
1
1992
6
1985
182 (1f)
1984
231 (3f)
1983
236
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
4 recorded
March 5, 1985
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Greenwich Collieries-Div/Pa Mines Corp · Contact with electrical current
February 16, 1984
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
Fatality · IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Greenwich Collieries-Div/Pa Mines Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances
EMPLOYEE AND TWO CO-WORKERS HAD ENTERED AN AREA OF THE MINE TO INSPECT A WATER PUMP.
Greenwich Collieries-Div/Pa Mines Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances
EMPLOYEE AND TWO CO-WORKERS HAD ENTERED AN AREA OF THE MINE TO INSPECT A WATER PUMP.
February 16, 1984
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
Fatality · IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Greenwich Collieries-Div/Pa Mines Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances
EMPLOYEE AND TWO CO-WORKERS HAD ENTERED AN AREA OF THE MINE TO INSPECT A WATER PUMP.
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