Mining Incidents

Coral-GracetonCoal

Coral, Indiana County, PA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3609595
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2014–2021
Latest incident
Jul 2021
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2021 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Carpal tunnel from repetitive crawling, leading to surgery on 12/7/21

2020 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Tearing out structure in deep mud, and twisted knee. This resulted in a meniscus repair on 12/09/2020.

Struck against stationary object

Backing up MBC and scraped head on roof, low roof conditions

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Strain shoulder while pulling pump. Resulting in surgery on 05/12/2020.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Walking in beltline, slipped, twisted knee

2019 · 3 incidents

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Pinched finger between pusher plate and head of roof bolt, resulting in a fracture.

Rubbed or abraded

Low mining conditions causing bursitis from excessive crawling.

Rubbed or abraded

Low mining conditions causing bursitis from excessive crawling

2018 · 1 incident

Drowning

Trespasser drove vehicle into pond resulting in a drowning death.

2016 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Drill steel got caught under drill head, when lowering the head it caused the steel to recoil out of tray and struck EE in the bicep.

2015 · 2 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

The F-Butt working section had an unplanned roof fall at the face area of the #3 entry, 180' inby station spad #355. The fall continued into crosscut 3-2 and 25' into crosscut 3-4. The fall was above the anchorage and up to 10' above the coal seam.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Pulling belt tight and the chain broke causing the tail to strike his hand.

2014 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While walking his foot got stuck in mud and he twisted his knee.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was lifting a starter box with a chain and comealong, when the chain tightened his finger got pinched in it.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE was bolting when hot lime traveled to the face in the water and EE came in contact with it. This in turn gave him burns on his skin.