Over-exertion in lifting objects
employee was lifting a crate into a loader bucket
Reading Anthracite CompanyMining Incidents in 2025
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Reading Anthracite Company operations in 2025. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2025
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Year
- 2025
Top incident classifications
- 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON5 incidents
- 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents
- 03MACHINERY2 incidents
- 04DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)1 incident
All incidents in 2025
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Employee felt pain in lower back while lifting a battery.
Struck against a moving object
While tramming dozer along haul road, employee drove over shot rock on the haul road causing the front end of the dozer to slam against the ground which cause the air ride seat suspension to bottom out.
Fall from machine
Employee slipped off track/platform of dragline and landed face up on the ground.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee twisted left knee while dismounting Co# 976 drill after fueling.
Fall onto or against objects
Employee was climbing down ladder to exit dragline when EE's foot slipped and EE struck EE's left elbow on a ladder wrung. Employee attended PT for elbow pain. MRI was performed in May 2025 showing a torn ligament. Employee did not miss any time from work until June 17, 2025.
Struck by flying object
Foreign body lodged in right eye during grinding/welding operations.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee slipped on ice and twisted knee while walking outside.
Contact with heat
Victim suffered heat stroke due to dehydration and extreme weather conditions.