AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 8 LEFT 2 WEST SECTION OF THE MINE U50 FT OUTBY THE FACE IN THE 3 ENTRY THE FALL WAS J0 FT LONG X 20 FT WIDE AND HIGHT UNKNOWN THE AREA WAS SUPPORT WI
Bird #3: 4 reportable incidents Coal
Island Creek Coal Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Occidental Petroleum Corp
MSHA Mine ID: 3600846
Bird #3 has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1983–1988
- Latest incident
- Nov 1988
Ownership history
- Island Creek Coal Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1989 | 4 |
| 1988 | 4 |
| 1987 | 3 |
| 1986 | 4 |
| 1985 | 4 |
| 1984 | 4 |
| 1983 | 4 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Bird #3 sits in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.7% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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
4 on file1988 · 1 incident
Island Creek Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
1985 · 1 incident
Island Creek Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL ABOVE ANCHORAGE OF ROOF BOLTS. RESTRAIT TRAVEL THRU AREA, BUT DOES NOT RESTRICT VENTILATION SIZE OF FALL 10 HIGH 20 WIDE 40 LONG.
1984 · 1 incident
December 20, 1984
PA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
MACHINERY
Island Creek Coal Company · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS IN A STANDING POSITION DRILLING TOP ROCK WITH A STOPER HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 54IN X 48 IN X 3 IN THICK FELL FROM THE ROOF STIRKING INJURED ON THE LEFT FOOT
1983 · 1 incident
Island Creek Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
AN APPARENT VENTILATION INTERRUPTION DUE TO AN UNKNOWN CAUSE AT THIS TIME ALLOWING A BUILD-UP OF CM4 IN THE INTAKE INBY OF THE M-5 SECTION