Date of Accident	Fatals	Nature of Fatality*	Mining Operation	Permit Number	Company Name	Site Name	County	Township
04/10/96	1	piece of machinery fell, internal injuries	Bituminous Underground	30831303	Cyprus Cumberland Resources	Cumberland Mine	Greene	Whiteley
05/05/96	1	blunt force trauma, thrown out of truck as it slid down a stock pile	Bituminous Surface	17910114	River Hill Col Co., Inc.	Dutch Hollow Mine	Clearfield	Karthaus
10/26/96	1	blunt force trauma, hit by piece of machinery while operationg train	Bituminous Underground	63841302	Maple Creek Mining, Inc.	Maple Creek Mine	Washington	New Eable
02/07/97	1	multiple blunt force trauma, pulled through crusher	Bituminous Underground	30841316	Consol Pa. Coal Co.	Bailey Mine	Greene	Richhill
03/28/97	1	crushed by machine	Bituminous Underground	63831302	Eighty Four Mining	Mine 84	Washington	Somerset
07/01/97	1	blunt force trama, crushed by piece of machinery	Bituminous Underground	63841302	Maple Creek Mining, Inc.	Maple Mine	Washington	New Eagle
07/15/97	1	cave in	Bituminous Underground	56961301	Penn Coal, Inc.	Sarah Mine	Somerset	Jenner
07/16/98	1	blasting accident	Anthracite Underground	54851336	Summit Anthracite, Inc.	Tracy Mine	Schuylkill	Porter
05/17/99	1	crushed by stockpile	Anthracite Surface	54860109	Harriman Coal Corp.	Lincoln #3 Strip	Schuylkill	Tremont
12/22/99	1	cave in	Bituminous Underground	03841306	Canterbury Coal Co.	David DiAnne Mine	Armstrong	Kiskiminetas
10/29/00	1 (50 yrs old)	during maintenance on chain conveyor system, torque arm broke resulting in fatal injuries to left leg and torso	Bituminous Underground	30841316	Consol PA Coal Co.	Bailey Deep Mine	Greene	Richhill
12/19/00	1	crushed in truck	Bituminous Prep. Plant	56841603	PBS Coals, Inc.	Shade Creek Plant	Somerset	Shade
06/27/01	1 (29 yrs old)	roof fall while operating a continuous miner	Bituminous Underground	56841310	Meadow Run Genesis, Inc.	Solar #7 Deep Mine	Somerset	Quemahoning
05/11/02	1 (46 yrs old)	electrocuted by energized machine frame	Bituminous Underground	63831302	Eighty Four Mining	Mine 84	Washington	Somerset
08/13/02	1 (66 yrs old)	while walking to drill truck, fell over highwall	Bituminous Surface	03000103	Big Mack Leasing Co., Inc.	Gastown Mine	Armstrong	Plumcreek
08/27/02	1 (41 yrs old)	entered augur hole to check on drill bit, methane levels too high, no oxygen	Bituminous Surface	03830116	Walter L. Houser Coal Co., Inc	Kinnard I Mine	Armstrong	Kittanning
06/13/03	1 (41 yrs old)	electrocuted while troubleshooting outdoor mine	Bituminous Underground	04971301	Mountain Spring Coal Company	Nt. Spring No. 1 Mine	Beaver
06/27/03	1 (61 yrs old)	natural death due to cardiac pulmonary arrest	Bituminous Underground	63921301	UMCO Energy	High Quality Mine	Washington	Fallowfield
*More information is available from the Internet web site of the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA):					http://www.msha.gov/fatals/fabc.htm