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11 Vein Slope: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Rothermel Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Randy C Rothermel
Trevorton, Northumberland County, PA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3607558

11 Vein Slope has had no fatalities among 6 reportable incidents since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1985–1997
Latest incident
Jan 1997
Ownership history
  1. Six Par Coal Company 1984 to 1992
  2. C & B Mining Company 1992 to 1993
  3. Rothermel Coal Company 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1997 2 928
1996 4 5,943
1995 4 5,255
1994 4 5,529
1993 5 883
1992 5 2,266
1991 6 3,777
1990 7 5,311
1989 7 6,785
1988 6 4,401
1987 5 5,202
1986 5 2,600
1985 9 2,184
1984 6 2,395
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

11 Vein Slope sits in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.6% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania · Population 90,925
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$57,948
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1997 · 1 incident

January 30, 1997 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rothermel Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS CHOPPING ICE IN MAIN HAULAGE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL APPROX. 5-15 FT, CATCHINGHIS LEG ON A PROTRUSION OR ROCK WHICH CUT HIS SKIN ON RIGHT LEG.

1995 · 1 incident

February 1, 1995 PA · Coal FIRE
Rothermel Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

OFFICE SHIFTING BLDG AND HOIST DESTROYED BY FIRE.

1992 · 2 incidents

October 13, 1992 PA · Coal FIRE
C & B Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

NO ACCIDENT-NO INJURY. THE INTERNAL COMBUSTIAN ENGINE WHICH OPERATES THE MINE FAN CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED.

1985 · 2 incidents

May 14, 1985 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Six Par Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

THE MAN WAS WAL5ING ACROSS LOOSE ROCK WHICH WAS LAYING IN A CHUTE THE ROCK SLIPPED DOWN THE CHUTE FEEDER AND THE MAN FELL.

May 14, 1985 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Six Par Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

THE MAN WAS WAL5ING ACROSS LOOSE ROCK WHICH WAS LAYING IN A CHUTE.THE ROCK SLIPPED FEEDER AND THE MAN FELL.