Mining Incidents

Maintenance ShopCoal

KITTANNING, Armstrong County, PA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3609137
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
2004–2016
Latest incident
Dec 2016
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

2016 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was operating a lathe when a curl of steel cut through glove lacerating finger on right hand requiring 4 stitches.

Struck by falling object

Moving a 6 foot ladder when a 10lb. ratchet that was on the ladder fell and struck ee above the left eye.

2015 · 1 incident

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

Loading tires on to forklift, tire slipped and caught his hand between tire and forks.

2014 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was carrying a box of rags when his right knee gave out.

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

While dragging the Miner Cable with the Fork Lift, the Miner Cable came loose and caught his finger between the plug and the propane tank on the fork lift.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While operating the hand grinder cut-off wheel to cut the bearing set-ups off, the grinder kicked out of his hands and the grinder fell loose. The grinder came down on top of his left hand cutting through his safety gloves lacerating his left hand.

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

While hitting the metal pin with the sledge hammer to remove the pin, a metal chip off of the pin hit him in the upper lip, embedding into his upper lip.

2013 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

While Replacing a Safety Cover, the Safety Cover slipped and lacerated his finger

2012 · 5 incidents

Struck against stationary object

The pry bar EE was using while prying up, slipped forcing his finger into a piece of steel.

Struck by falling object

While employee was moving the cover plate off the scoop, using lift magnet to lift up steel, the magnet let loose and dropped the steel onto employees left index finger.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While cutting belt, utility knife slipped and lacerated right leg.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While stripping cable with a razor knife, the knife slipped causing laceration to left hand

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

Employee was installing hydraulic jack into scoop, when hydraulic jack slipped and pinched finger between jack and scoop.

2011 · 3 incidents

Struck by falling object

Employee was disassembling a motor from a gear box, when motor dropped on his hand.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was building a frame for a fan, prior to kneeling on right knee, he had twinges in knee. He knelt down on right knee and in a split second he had stabbing pains in right knee and he got right back up off his knee.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee pulled back out removing engine cover from diesel scoop

2010 · 1 incident

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

EE was loading a part into compartment of truck and part slipped and pinched right middle finger against truck bed.

2007 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Stooped over onto knee's, pushing chain reducer from one pallet to another. Experienced pain in back.

2004 · 1 incident

Rubbed or abraded

THE MAN DOES MOST OF HIS WORK WHILE KNEELING OR SITTING ON A CONCRETE FLOOR.