GRABBING HOLD OF PIECE OF SHEET IRON WHILE TRIPPING AND FALLING.
North Mountain Slope: 3 reportable incidents Coal
North Mountain Slope has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1984.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1984–1985
- Latest incident
- Mar 1985
Ownership history
- North Mountain Coal Inc 1975 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0 | |
| 1986 | 0 | |
| 1985 | 3 | 2,000 |
| 1984 | 9 | 11,400 |
| 1983 | 9 | 8,094 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
North Mountain Slope sits in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.6% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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
3 on file1985 · 1 incident
March 19, 1985
PA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
North Mountain Coal Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
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1984 · 2 incidents
October 14, 1984
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
North Mountain Coal Inc · Struck by falling object
I NAME AND I NAME LABORERS WERE CUTTING SOME FORE POLE TIMBERS ON S URFACE PREVIOUS NITE PRESENTED ICY CONDITIONS AND ONE TREE FELL AGAINST ANOTHER AND FELL ON I NAME SEVERELY FRACTURED HIS L LEFT ARM REQUIRING IMMEDIATE MEDICAL TREATMENT
North Mountain Coal Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data
WORKING CROSSING PIULLARS 80 YRS OLD IMMINENT DANGER NO SUPPORT RUNNIGN PILLARS TRYING TO MAINTAIN MONKEY SAFEWAY WHEN PILLAR RAN AND COVERED ME WHILE TAKING PROP MEASUREMENT OWNER I N AME W WAS NOTIFIED SAME EVENING