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Amerikohl Strips Coal

Amerikohl Mining Inc · Surface

Controlled by John M Stilley

Butler, Butler County, PA · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 3609654

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 8
Years on record: 2013–2019
Latest incident: Mar 2019

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2008

citations

significant & substantial

$11,489

proposed penalties

$10,972

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
2019 Q2	8,040	0	0	0.0
2019 Q1	5,400	1	0	185.2
2018 Q4	0	0	0
2018 Q3	3,330	0	0	0.0
2018 Q2	3,399	0	0	0.0
2018 Q1	8,204	4	2	487.6
2017 Q4	10,787	0	0	0.0
2017 Q3	10,974	0	0	0.0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded

July 31, 2013 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY

Amerikohl Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The Cat 773E Rock Truck started having a problem with the right front strut. The mechanic was called and was conducting Trouble shooting procedures on the truck when the strut failed causing crushing injuries to the mechanic.

Reportable incidents

7 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2019 · 1 incident

March 4, 2019 PA · Coal safety representative OTHER

Amerikohl Mining Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Federal Mine inspector arrived on site, and as inspector was driving up haul road apparently was experiencing severe health issues, which was a result of inspectors passing of natural causes.

2017 · 1 incident

July 18, 2017 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Amerikohl Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Walking through the brush. Slipped and fell putting hand down to catch fall and run a small stick into right hand.

2016 · 3 incidents

September 8, 2016 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Amerikohl Mining Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was moving a barrel of caustic soda and it splashed hitting employee in left eye

August 12, 2016 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Amerikohl Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Operator was exiting machine and while going down ladder, EE slipped and fell and caught self with right arm and shoulder.

March 23, 2016 PA · Coal machinist OTHER

Amerikohl Mining Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Installing snake fence on perimeter of mine site.

2015 · 2 incidents

June 12, 2015 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER

Amerikohl Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Operator was entering cab of machine, he had his right hand on door frame, wind blew door shut catching his right index finger between door and frame

March 5, 2015 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Amerikohl Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

The Employee had dismounted his front end loader and was standing next to the loader when he slipped. The slip and fall accident was due to the Ice that he was standing on next to the loader