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Blair County: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Swistock James W
Allegheny Twp., Blair County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3605586

MSHA record for Blair County (mine ID 3605586). 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
1984
Latest incident
May 1984
Ownership history
  1. Ace Drilling Coal Company Inc 1974 to 1984
  2. Swistock Associates Coal Corp 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Blair County sits in Blair County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Blair County, Pennsylvania · Population 121,854
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$60,594
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

1984 · 1 incident

May 31, 1984 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Swistock Associates Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects

LOOKING FOR A CAN OF CLEANING SOLVENT IN THE BACK OF A COMPANY PICKUP AND WENT TO STEP BACK OUTPED ON SOMETHING AND FELL ON HANDS AND KNEES. LANDED ON HANDS AND KNEES, JARRED HIMSELF AND RESU RESULTED IN BROKEN ELBOW.