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Chanin Strip: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Marsolino A J
Normalville, Fayette County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3605427

Chanin Strip has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Aug 1983
Ownership history
  1. Marsolino Coal-Coke Inc 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)
1991 3
1990 3
1989 5
1988 3
1987 1
1986 5
1985 10 22,977
1984 17 68,464
1983 23 96,631
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Chanin 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

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

August 30, 1983 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Marsolino Coal-Coke Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILL RIG PARKED ALONG TOP OF HIGH WALL TO DRILL HOLES FOR SHOT VICTIM APPARENTLY STEPPED OUT OF RIB AND FELL OVER 50FT HIGH WALL