Mining Incidents

Coal Contractors Prep Facilities Coal

Fern Glen, Luzerne County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3601724

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2000–2003
Latest incident
Feb 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
14
citations
3
significant & substantial
$835
proposed penalties
$835
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q4 10,975 3 1 273.3
2002 Q3 10,665 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 9,846 1 0 101.6
2002 Q1 10,795 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 12,164 2 0 164.4
2001 Q3 11,447 1 1 87.4
2001 Q2 6,469 1 0 154.6
2001 Q1 9,254 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2003 · 2 incidents

February 24, 2003 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coal Contractors (1991) Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ROLLING A LOG (MINE TIMBER) INTO THE LOADER BUCKET WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

January 10, 2003 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Coal Contractors (1991) Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEES WERE USING PICKS, SLEDGEHAMMERS AND SHOVELS TO CHOP FROZEN BITUMINOUS COAL OUT OF THE INSIDE OF A RAILROAD CAR. ONE EMPLOYEE STRUCK ANOTHER'S INDEX FINGER WITH A PICK.

2002 · 1 incident

March 21, 2002 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coal Contractors (1991) Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM CAB OF MACK TRUCK, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND SPRAINED HIS BACK.

2001 · 1 incident

July 21, 2001 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal Contractors (1991) Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A PIPE UP STAIRS AND HE SPRAINED HIS BACK.

2000 · 1 incident

October 10, 2000 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal Contractors (1991) Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLIMBING STEPS TO FRONT-END LOADER AND FELT A "POP" IN HIS KNEE.