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Pentz Strip: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Pentz Drexel
Luthersburg, Clearfield County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3606076

Pentz 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. Pentz Coal Company Inc 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)
1987 0
1986 6 7,499
1985 6 9,967
1984 5 29,559
1983 4 26,694
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Pentz Strip sits in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.3% 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.
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania · Population 78,902
1.3%
Mining share of county employment
$60,181
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 11, 1983 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pentz Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPAIRING DAVEY DRILL EMPLOYEE HOLDING BAR-STEEL STUCK IN HOLE, WHEN ITUNCOUPLED THE TOP STEEL SWUNG OVER AND CAUGHT FINGERS BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF STEEL. IT CUT OFF 2ND & 3RD FINGER ON RIGHT H AND.