Accident type, without injuries
Demolition contractor, ignited wooden frame in a building they were cutting up for scrap metal.
Reading Anthracite CompanyMining Incidents in 2008
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Reading Anthracite Company operations in 2008. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2008
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Year
- 2008
Top incident classifications
- 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON2 incidents
- 02FIRE1 incident
- 03POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
- 04MACHINERY1 incident
- 05ELECTRICAL1 incident
All incidents in 2008
Fall to the walkway or working surface
This employee, along with 4 others, was hoisting a pump. The wire rope connected to the pump got wrapped around a rock on the ground. When it came loose it snapped and struck this employee across the upper chest. He was then lifted up and fell backwards down over the edge of the mine pit the pump was being lifted out of.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Emp. was walking out of pump house & stepped in hole on uneven ground & twisted knee.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee drove through pot hole. Steering wheel spun and struck finger.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE was using dye grinder, tool slipped and struck EE's thumb causing a laceration (required 8 stitches).
Contact with electrical current
Deceased was a trespasser who was electrocuted while stealing copper from a sub-station.