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No 1 Strip Fitzwater Mine: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Controlled by Thomas M Boyle
Deemston Boro, Greene County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3606069

No 1 Strip Fitzwater Mine has had 1 fatality among 2 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1984–1993
Latest incident
Oct 1993
Ownership history
  1. Mon River Dock Company 1976 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)
1998 0
1997 0
1996 0
1995 3 2,449
1994 7 39,095
1993 3
1992 4
1991 14 11,791
1990 30 241,840
1989 22 154,623
1988 31 214,415
1987 35 310,090
1986 33 362,000
1985 36 331,618
1984 30 439,148
1983 29 359,112
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 1 Strip Fitzwater Mine sits in Greene County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 5.2% 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.
Greene County, Pennsylvania · Population 35,265
5.2%
Mining share of county employment
$66,870
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
October 28, 1993 PA · Coal drill operator Fatality · MACHINERY
Mon River Dock Company · Struck by falling object

OPERATING A BLAST HOLE DRILL RIG. DRILLING HOLES IN A SET PATTERN. HE HAD FINISHED THE SECOND ROW AND WAS POSITIONING HIMSELF FOR THE LAST ROW. HE WAS BACKING UP AN DOVER SHOOT HIS MARKER. THE REAR WHEELS EXTENDED OVER THE EDGE OF THE HIGH WALL. THE MACHINE TIPPED OVER THE EDGE. THE OPERATOR CAME OUT OF THE CAB AND TH EMACHINE LANDED ON HIM.

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1984 · 1 incident

April 23, 1984 PA · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Mon River Dock Company · Struck by flying object

FLY ROCK OCCURRED CAUSING INJRUY TO BLASTERS HELPER 800 TO 900 FT AWAY NO 1 HOLE BLEW OUT THE SIDE AT 45 DEGREE ANGLE