Mining Incidents

Mine 78 Preparation PlantCoal

Windber, PA, Somerset County, PA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3609525
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2008–2020
Latest incident
Feb 2020
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2020 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cleaning a chute on the stacker belt when coal broke loose and the rock bar struck face. This resulted in concussion-like symptoms and a lost time accident.

2017 · 1 incident

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

While working on a pump, rotating pulley to remove impeller. Victim got thumb got between pulley and drive belts. Laceration required 11 stitches.

2013 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

While lifting a pipe with a chain block a strap broke, which caused EE a strain in his shoulder. EE never reported it till 1/29/14. He went to the doctor on 1/31/14 and reported back to work as lite duty. We had no lite duty work so EE was sent home on 2/3/14 pending further evaluation. Contacted us on 2/20/14 - he will have surgery & will be off longer.

2009 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

This was a no lost time accident-there was done for a few months. The was decided to do surgery to repair torn ligament's. The first day missed due to accident was 4/16/10 for surgery

2008 · 3 incidents

Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee entered dangered off area, under construction on the 3rd floor of the plant. He was looking up and fell in a hole cut for mag seperator being installed.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured was cutting belt when knife slipped and cut his leg.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

As individual was cutting a hole in a piece of conveyor belt, the utility knife he was using slipped and cut his right knee which required three stitches.