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Burnside Tract: 1 reportable incident Coal

Punxsutawney, Clearfield County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3606790

Burnside Tract has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1990.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
Oct 1990
Ownership history
  1. Prushnok Coal Company Inc 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1992 5 8,824
1991 6 49,692
1990 7 86,642
1989 8 79,408
1988 8 63,553
1987 5 56,007
1986 4 48,124
1985 8 71,430
1984 9 58,168
1983 6 55,487
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Burnside Tract sits in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.3% 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.
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania · Population 78,902
1.3%
Mining share of county employment
$60,181
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

1990 · 1 incident

October 11, 1990 PA · Coal EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Prushnok Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

WHILE REMOVING OVERBURDEN IN PIT HIGH PRESSURE HYDRAULIC HOSE RUPTURED & SPRAYED OIL ONTO HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD OF ENGINE. OIL IGNITED & CAUSED MOST OF MACHINE TO BE ENGULFED IN FLAMES. OPERATO R ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY. MACHINE BURNED FOR APPROX 25 MIN & CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.