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Blackwood Stripping: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Camm Harry
Blackwood, Schuylkill County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3607491

Blackwood Stripping has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Jan 1986
Ownership history
  1. Blackwood Anthracite Inc 1983 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)
1986 2 1,349
1985 0
1984 0
1983 2 1,400
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Blackwood Stripping sits in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.1% 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.
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania · Population 143,259
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$66,901
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1986 · 2 incidents

January 30, 1986 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Blackwood Anthracite Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

KNOCKING OFF IC9 OF CONVEYOR ROLLERS APPARENTLY GOT HAND AND FOREARM CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER AND BELT.

January 22, 1986 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Blackwood Anthracite Inc · Fall from machine

EMPL SLIPPED FR2M DECK OF DRAGLINE PREVIOUS AFTERNOON AND RIGHT FOOT FELL ON ROCK AND WAS SORE.HE REPORTED INJURY NEXT AM WHEN HE FELT BRUISING AND THROBBING.

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1983 · 1 incident

December 7, 1983 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Blackwood Anthracite Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR GETTING OFF DRAGLINE, SLIPPED & PULLED BACK