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Atlas Fine Coal Plant: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Dimeling William R
Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3602275

MSHA record for Atlas Fine Coal Plant (mine ID 3602275). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Mar 1986
Ownership history
  1. Sun Coal Company 1950 to 1977
  2. Great Eastern Coal Corp 1977 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Atlas Fine Coal Plant 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

2 on file

1986 · 1 incident

March 17, 1986 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Great Eastern Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMP WAS LOOSENI3G BOLT WITH A WRENCH THAT WAS JAMMED. IN THE PROCESS BOLT BROKE AND EMPLOYEE FELL ACROSS FLOOR STRIKING HEAD AND SHOULDERS

1983 · 1 incident

August 13, 1983 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Great Eastern Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS FEEDING COAL INTO CRUSHING PLANT. DURING THE FEEDING EMPLOYEE NOTICED PIECE OF TIMBER ON CONVEYOR LINE. WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE SAME, TIMBER WAS PUSHED BY COAL OFF CONVEYOR BOUNCIN G INTO SHINE BONE AREA OF EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT LEG.