R & K Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
PILLAR SQUEEZE COAL AND BOTTOM ROCK OUT CAUSED TO COME ALL AT TONCE AND PUSHED BATTERY OUT. RESTRICTING TRAVEL OF MEN OUT SECONDARY ESCAPEWAY AT #9 MONKEY.
Buck Mountain Slope: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Buck Mountain Slope has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1986.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1986–1992
- Latest incident
- Nov 1992
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2010
1
inspections on record
4
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 4 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Daubert & Knorr Coal Company 1950 to 1980
- Black Creek Coal Company Inc 1980 to 1984
- R & K Coal Company 1984 to 1987
- R & K Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1996
- Jackstone Coal Company 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3 | 2,598 |
| 1997 | 3 | 4,177 |
| 1996 | 6 | 1,010 |
| 1995 | 4 | 3,308 |
| 1994 | 3 | 1,888 |
| 1993 | 3 | 472 |
| 1992 | 4 | 4,165 |
| 1991 | 4 | 3,322 |
| 1990 | 3 | 2,859 |
| 1989 | 4 | 2,524 |
| 1988 | 5 | 5,527 |
| 1987 | 2 | 3,182 |
| 1986 | 4 | 9,021 |
| 1985 | 4 | 9,183 |
| 1984 | 3 | 778 |
| 1983 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Buck Mountain Slope sits in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.1% 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.Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania · Population 143,259
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$66,901
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1992 · 1 incident
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1986 · 1 incident
April 1, 1986
PA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
R & K Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
LABORER HAD MIN9 MOTOR IN MOVEMENT TURNED AROUND TO CHECK MINE CARS AND DID NOT COMPENSATE FOR HEIGHTH OF ROOF THEREFORE GETTING SEVEEZED BETWEEN ROOF AND MINE MOTOR CAUSING BRUISES TO BACK AN D ELOW. 3