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Bloch Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by FSS Coal Holding Inc
Mc Henry, Garrett County, MD  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1800566

MSHA record for Bloch Mine (mine ID 1800566). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Oct 1987
Ownership history
  1. Allegheny Mining Corp 1975 to 1983
  2. Allegheny Mining Corp Inc 1983 to 1985
  3. Allegheny Mining Corp 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Bloch Mine 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

3 on file

1987 · 1 incident

October 27, 1987 MD · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Allegheny Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

PUTTING GEAR LU6 ON GEARS WITH A WOODEN PADDLE PADDLE GOT CAUGHT PULLING RT HAND INTO GEARS

1983 · 2 incidents

September 19, 1983 MD · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Allegheny Mining Corp Inc · Struck by flying object

DRILLING ON CENTER BOLT OF LOADER GOT PIECE OF METAL IN EYE