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Clearfield Co Strips Coal

Controlled by J Clifford Forrest III
Grampian, Clearfield County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608422

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2000–2011
Latest incident
Jan 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
73
citations
38
significant & substantial
$14,416
proposed penalties
$14,416
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
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q3 0 0 0
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 1,740 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

13 on file

2011 · 1 incident

January 5, 2011 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC · Struck against a moving object

Operating a CAT 777 Haul Truck when for some unknown reason, she stopped the loaded haul truck on an uphill grade placed the truck into neutral gear and allowed the truck to coast backward three truck lengths striking the berm causing the truck to roll over onto its passenger side. She was wearing her seatbelt and was not ejected. Accident contributed to "Operator Error".

2009 · 2 incidents

March 4, 2009 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC · Fall from machine

Employee slipped off the last step while dismounting the front end loader. He initially told the foreman that he was OK and worked without incident for the rest of the week. On the morning of 3/8/09 he awoke to find his right leg swollen and black and blue. The ER @ Dubois Hospital diagnosed an infection under the unbroken skin on his leg. His first day off work was 03/09/2009.

January 28, 2009 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC · Fall from machine

Employee states that he was dismounting from his Cat D10R Dozer when his feet went out from under him and he fell to the ground onto his right shoulder. He believes that he may have slipped on snow and ice on the tracks/structure.

2008 · 3 incidents

June 11, 2008 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was standing next to his dozer. As he turned to talk to a co-worker, he felt a pain in his lower back. He completed his shift and went to the doctor the next day. He was advised by the doctor to take some time off work.

April 9, 2008 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was climbing down from a rock truck, when he missed the handrail and lost his balance, causing additional strain on his hand and arm still holding onto the handrail.

January 22, 2008 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was climbing down the ladder of the 777B Rock Truck to fuel up at the end of his shift, when he felt a pain in his shoulder. Employee shift started on 01/21/2008. Employee continued to work until he had surgery on the shoulder on June 20, 2008.

2007 · 1 incident

May 31, 2007 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Injured was attempting to lift part of a broken tree from across the top surface of his D-11 Bulldozer blade when he dislocated his left shoulder.

2006 · 2 incidents

May 26, 2006 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using an air wrench when the 1" airhose disconnected from the wrench and struck the employee on his left eyebrow causing a laceration requiring 3 stitches.

January 19, 2006 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee, prior to the start of her shift, slipped while walking across the parking lot causing her to twist and fracture her right ankle.

2005 · 1 incident

2004 · 1 incident

January 24, 2004 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Moravian Run Reclamation Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

OPERATOR DOES NOT REMEMBER FALLING, THERE WERE NO MARKS ON HIS HEAD, BUT HE LOST MEMORY AND HAD SLIGHT CONCUSSION - HE ACTED UNUSUAL.

2003 · 1 incident

April 25, 2003 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer NO VALUE FOUND
Moravian Run Reclamation Company Inc · No Value Found

OPERATOR CLAIMS HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING AN OIL CAN.

2000 · 1 incident

January 14, 2000 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Moravian Run Reclamation Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHEN REMOVING A TRANSMISSION PUMP FROM A 992 LOADER, HIS BOOTS HAD OIL AND SNOW ON THEM, HE SLIPPED AND LANDED HARD ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.