Buck Mountain Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
WHEN HOISTING, 5OADED CARS DERAILED WHILE CHECKING THE CARS HE NOTICED HOISTED ROPE WAS DAMAGED. THEY DECIDED TO REPLACE HOIST ROPE WITH NEW HOIST ROPE.
Buck Mtn Slope: 3 MSHA citations Coal
MSHA record for Buck Mtn Slope (mine ID 3601962). 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
- 1987
- Latest incident
- Oct 1987
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
3
citations
0
significant & substantial
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
20
inspections on record
166
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: 166 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Buck Mountain Coal Company 1950 to 1976
- Buck Mountain Coal Company 1976 to 1987
- Buck Mountain Coal Company 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Buck Mtn 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.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.