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Iselin #7 & #8: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Raymond Schall · Surface
Controlled by Raymond D Schall
Mc Intyre, Indiana County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3602853

Iselin #7 & #8 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1987.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Oct 1987
Ownership history
  1. Raymond Schall 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)
1989 0
1988 4 19,146
1987 9 89,967
1986 11 94,165
1985 11 82,643
1984 17 190,481
1983 22 198,537
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Iselin #7 & #8 sits in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.4% 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.
Indiana County, Pennsylvania · Population 83,213
2.4%
Mining share of county employment
$58,739
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

1987 · 2 incidents

October 26, 1987 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Raymond Schall · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING HD41 DOZER AND HE STATES HE INJURED HIS BACK RUNNING OVER ROUGH GROUND.

September 3, 1987 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Raymond Schall · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE,(NAME)3STATES HE WAS FUELING UP DOZER.SLIPPED FROM TRACKS OF DOZER AND TWISTED BACK WHILE LANDING ON UNEVEN SURFACE.