1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Schedule 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Amendment No. 12 Mine Safety Appliances Company ______________________________________________________________________________ (Name of Issuer) Common Stock ______________________________________________________________________________ (Title of Class of Securities) 602720104 ______________________________________________________________________________ (CUSIP Number) Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement CUSIP No. 1) Names of Reporting Persons S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons PNC Bank Corp. 25-1435979 2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) a) b) 3) SEC USE ONLY 4) Citizenship or Place of Organization Pennsylvania Number of Shares 5) Sole Voting Power 60,804 Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person With 6) Shared Voting Power 607,633 7) Sole Dispositive Power 326,676 8) Shared Dispositive Power 340,853 9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 668,529 10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) 11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 11.36 12) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) HC 2 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Schedule 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Amendment No. 12 Mine Safety Appliances Company ______________________________________________________________________________ (Name of Issuer) Common Stock ______________________________________________________________________________ (Title of Class of Securities) 602720104 ______________________________________________________________________________ (CUSIP Number) Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement CUSIP No. 1) Names of Reporting Persons S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons PNC Bancorp, Inc. 51-0326854 2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) a) b) 3) SEC USE ONLY 4) Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware Number of Shares 5) Sole Voting Power 60,804 Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person With 6) Shared Voting Power 607,633 7) Sole Dispositive Power 326,676 8) Shared Dispositive Power 340,853 9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 668,529 10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) 11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 11.36 12) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) HC 3 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Schedule 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Amendment No. 12 Mine Safety Appliances Company ______________________________________________________________________________ (Name of Issuer) Common Stock ______________________________________________________________________________ (Title of Class of Securities) 602720104 ______________________________________________________________________________ (CUSIP Number) Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement CUSIP No. 1) Names of Reporting Persons S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons PNC Bank, National Association 25-1197336 2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) a) b) 3) SEC USE ONLY 4) Citizenship or Place of Organization United States Number of Shares 5) Sole Voting Power 59,804 Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person With 6) Shared Voting Power 607,633 7) Sole Dispositive Power 326,676 8) Shared Dispositive Power 340,853 9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 667,529 10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) 11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 11.34 12) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) BK 4 Explanatory Note: This Amendment No. 12 is being filed to correct information reported in Amendment No. 11 for shared dispositive power and aggregate beneficial ownership of PNC Bank Corp. and PNC Bancorp, Inc. Item 4 - Ownership: (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 668,529 (b) Percent of Class: 11.36 (c) Number of shares to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote 60,804 (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote 607,633 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 326,676 (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 340,853 Item 7 - Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company: Included are the following subsidiaries of PNC Bank Corp. - HC : PNC Bancorp, Inc. - HC (wholly owned subsidiary of PNC Bank Corp.) PNC Bank, N.A. - BK (wholly owned subsidiary of PNC Bancorp, Inc.) PNC Bank, Ohio, National Association - BK (wholly owned subsidiary of PNC Bancorp, Inc.) 5 Item 10 - Certification. By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect. Signature. After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. February 21, 1995 _____________________________________________________________________ Date /s/ William F. Strome _____________________________________________________________________ Signature - PNC Bank Corp. William F. Strome, Senior Vice President _____________________________________________________________________ Name/Title February 21, 1995 _____________________________________________________________________ Date /s/ Paul L. Audet _____________________________________________________________________ Signature - PNC Bancorp, Inc. Paul L. Audet, Vice President _____________________________________________________________________ Name/Title February 21, 1995 _____________________________________________________________________ Date /s/ William F. Strome _____________________________________________________________________ Signature - PNC Bank, National Association William F. Strome, Senior Vice President _____________________________________________________________________ Name/Title An agreement to file a joint statement was previously filed as Exhibit A to Amendment No. 11.