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Beltz Strip: 1 reportable incident Coal

B & K Coal Company · Surface
Controlled by Berkebile Todd J
Johnstown, Cambria County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3607902

Beltz Strip has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1990.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
Apr 1990
Ownership history
  1. B & K Coal Company 1987 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)
1991 0
1990 1 5,207
1989 2 12,863
1988 2 6,850
1987 1 500
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Beltz Strip sits in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Cambria County, Pennsylvania · Population 132,355
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$56,292
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

1990 · 1 incident

April 5, 1990 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
B & K Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HOLDING RIPPER TOOTH PIN WHILE HAMMERING ON IT HAMMER SLIPPED OFF PIN HIT FINGER. TEN STITCHES ON LEFT HAND RING FINGER.