Mining Incidents

Long RunCoal

Worthington, Armstrong County, PA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3609468
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
20
Years on record
2011–2017
Latest incident
Apr 2017
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

20 on file

2017 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

While working on a pump in a sump, employees foot got stuck in the mud. EE tried to twist out but fell over breaking ee leg.

2015 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While pulling a rock out of bridge conveyor chain. a sharp edge of the rock cut his hand.

2014 · 3 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall from clay vein above bolts

Rubbed or abraded

Excessive crawling

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee crossed over small supply car tongue and tripped, twisting his knee.

2013 · 6 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While setting 5X5 posts, one fell down striking him down the back.

Struck by flying object

While putting bottom rollers into hanging brackets, the bottom roller slipped out and caused the bracket to fly up and strike him in the cheek. 3 stitches.

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

Employee was building a brattice wall with 4"" tongue & groove cement blocks. He slammed his thumb between two cement blocks cutting his thumb.

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

While unloading rock dust off of a supply car, the car ran over his foot.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While getting on and off MBC seat EE twisted his knee.

Rubbed or abraded

Knee swelled up from excessive crawling. Knee was drained on 1/7/13

2012 · 8 incidents

Fall from machine

Employee was climbing down ladder of hi-lift. His hand slipped off and he fell to the ground.

Struck by falling object

EE was putting pressure to a roofbolt after spinning when a piece of rock fell cutting his arm.

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall #4 entry 60' inby spad #448. Dangered off and cribbed, move section outby for a distance of 600'

Struck against stationary object

Jumped on top structure to install top, chipping a bone and caused swelling

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall old room set up in #4 entry one crosscut outby spad #415. Roof fall for about 10' long and fell out from nothing to about 5 or 6' high. The area was double rowed posted and dangered off all access.

Struck by falling object

While setting 5 X 5 posts one came down and struck him in the wrist.

Rubbed or abraded

EE had his knee drained on 4/20/12 after his shift.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was crawling in mud and twisted his knee.

2011 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While removing a plate on the joy miner the plate slipped and a sharp edge cut his hand.