Senate Coal Mines Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I WAS KNEELING ON GROUND PUTTING AIR INTO TRUCK TIRE WHEN I TRIED TO STAND UP MY RIGHT KNEE WAS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT STRAIGHTEN.
Somerset Mine 36 Coal
AMFIRE Mining Company, LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Acosta,
Somerset County,
PA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608301
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2000–2001
- Latest incident
- Nov 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
17
citations
9
significant & substantial
$2,012
proposed penalties
$2,012
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 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 716 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 5,020 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 1,860 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 3,033 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 3,185 | 1 | 0 | 314.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 2,703 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 3,220 | 12 | 5 | 3726.7 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2001 · 1 incident
2000 · 2 incidents
October 20, 2000
PA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Senate Coal Mines Inc · Struck by falling object
ROCK ROLLED OFF OF PILE INTO EE'S LOWER LEFT LEG.
Senate Coal Mines Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING A RUBBER FLAT WITH A CROW BAR WHEN HIS LEFT HAND SLIPPED AND CAME IN CONTACTWITH A POINT OF STEEL ON A SPALSH PAN. HIS HAND WAS CUT AND THE CUT NEEDED STITCHES. NO TIME OF WORK WAS LOST.