Mining Incidents

Girard BreakerCoal

Girardville, Schuylkill County, PA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3608581
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
31
Years on record
2002–2024
Latest incident
Jul 2024
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

31 on file

2024 · 3 incidents

Fall from machine

Employee was exiting loader and missed the bottom step injuring right elbow and shoulder. Employee worked regular duty up until 8/21/24. First day off work is 8/22/24.

Fall from machine

Employee fell to ground while exiting loader landing on both feet. Several days later while exiting loader, ladder broke and employee fell to ground landing on buttock. Employee continued to work full duty until 09/13/24. 1st day of lost time is 9/14/24.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking from the truck in the truck parking area to the mine office when EE tripped and fell on uneven ground.

2022 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Walking to the truck from the load out area when EE tripped over a mesh screen and fell.2

2019 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

During repair to coal vessel, employees hand was pinched between flange & coal chute.

2018 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Exiting loader, missed last 2 steps of ladder, held on with Rt hand and feet sharp pain in Rt shoulder.

2017 · 2 incidents

Fall from ladders

Fueling crusher - slipped climbing down ladder. 1st day of missing time 1/3/17

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lift parts into a pickup truck. Lifted large bearing and felt pain in back.

2016 · 3 incidents

Contact with hot objects or substances

Welder shut off. Checked fluid levels to see the reason. Burned with the radiator fluid.

Struck by falling object

Removing rear axle from Mack Dump Truck - axle dropped crushing lt hand between it & truck frame.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Installing 14 inch plastic pipe. Pushed on pipe and felt pain/heard pop.

2015 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was climbing ladder to get into truck. Bottom of ladder swung in at emp. Strained wrist/hand on grab rail.

Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

On 2/4/2015 employee twisted knee getting out of loader. Did not seek medical treatment until 02/25/2015.

2012 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Employee was climbing down ladder of RR car. Fell and landed on shoulder. Worked until 8/29/13. First day off 8/30/13.

2011 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was cleaning out RR car - slip & fell while inside car hitting back and side on i/s of car wall

2010 · 3 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was hoisting 2 wet coal screws off groung & caught finger in between.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Rolling large rock off haul road and felt pop in right shoulder.

2009 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

EE was shoveling from the portable plant and slipped and fell striking his chest against the steel frame.

2008 · 2 incidents

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.

2007 · 2 incidents

Struck by flying object

This employee was jack hammering ice & frozen material from a crusher when he was struck in the left eye with a piece of debris.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Several miners were assigned to clean the #6 belt line. When the conveyor was started one miner continued to clean around the head pulley with a 4' bar. The bar was pulled into the pulley & the end of the bar struck his right hand causing injury.

2005 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Emp. was walking on snow covered ground when he slipped & fell to the ground.

2004 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting rubber belting & utility knife slipped & cut rt thigh.

2003 · 4 incidents

No Value Found

EMPLOYEE WAS DEICING BELT LINES @ START OF SHIFT & SLIPPED ON ICY STEPS.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

SIGNIFICANT THRESHOLD SHIFT OF 12 DB SINCE BASE LINE TEST ON 9-6-00.

Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING PARTS WHEN WING BLEW F/B INTO RT EYE CAUSING 2 SCRATCHES TO RETINA. THIS OCCURRED ON MINE PROPERTY @ A MACHINE SHOP WHERE THE PARTS WERE LOCATED.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMP WAS ADJUSTING DRAG BRAKES ON 4600 WHICH CONSISTS OF TURNING LG TRAVER NUTS W / LG WRENCH. WHILE PUSHING & PULLING ON AIR WRENCH HE FELT SUDDEN PAIN IN ABS & UPON INVESTIGATION SAW THAT HE SUFFERED A HERNIA IN THE AREA OF HIS NAVEL.

2002 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CLEANING OUT RAIL CAR & PUSHING GATE CLOSED, LEFT KNEE CAP SHIFTED & MOVED TO THE LEFT.