Mining Incidents

7 Vein Slope: 1 reportable incident Coal

Red Brush Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Stephen Perchinski
Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3608246

MSHA record for 7 Vein Slope (mine ID 3608246). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1993
Latest incident
Feb 1993
Ownership history
  1. K M A Coal Company 1991 to 1991
  2. Eagle Run Coal Company Inc 1991 to 1992
  3. Red Brush Coal Company 1992 to 1994
  4. Red Brush Coal Company 1994 to 1994
  5. Red Brush Coal Company 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

7 Vein Slope sits in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
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

1 on file

1993 · 1 incident

February 12, 1993 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Red Brush Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OPERATED LOCOMATIVE APPARENTLY FROM OUTSIDE OF OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT. INVESTIGATION STILL PENDING.