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Shoaf Strip: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Shoaf, Fayette County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3601277

Shoaf Strip has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Jun 1984
Ownership history
  1. Menallen Coke Company Of New Salem Pa 1950 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)
1985 0
1984 10 10,201
1983 16 22,498
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Shoaf Strip sits in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Fayette County, Pennsylvania · Population 126,967
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$56,093
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1984 · 1 incident

June 11, 1984 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Menallen Coke Company Of New Salem Pa · Fall to the walkway or working surface

MOVING CRFANE CARRYING HOOD HOOK PUSHED HIM OFF DOZER HE LANDED ON KNEE OF LEFT LEG SHOULD HAVE ASKED FOR AK HELPER-WHICH HE WAS PERMITTED TO DO

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1983 · 1 incident