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Altamont Siding Delta #2: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Delta Industries Inc
Grantsville, Garrett County, MD  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1800695

MSHA record for Altamont Siding Delta #2 (mine ID 1800695). 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
1987
Latest incident
Oct 1987
Ownership history
  1. Delta Coal Sales Inc 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Altamont Siding Delta #2 sits in Garrett County, Maryland, where the Census mining category is 1.5% 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.
Garrett County, Maryland · Population 28,713
1.5%
Mining share of county employment
$69,031
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

1987 · 1 incident

October 19, 1987 MD · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Delta Coal Sales Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PR9PARING TO BEGIN WORK BY CLEANING FROST AND ICE FROM WINDSHIELD OF LOADER WHEN HS SLIPPED ON EQUIPMENT AND FELL TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS HAND ON THE FUEL TANK AS HE A TTEMPTED TO CAT7H HIMSELF DURING THE FALL AND BROKE MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.