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Burton Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Brockway, Elk County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3607599

Burton Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1991.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1991
Latest incident
Oct 1991
Ownership history
  1. Strishock Coal Company 1984 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)
1996 0
1995 0
1994 0
1993 0
1992 3 13,891
1991 6 26,842
1990 7 2,668
1989 11 23,962
1988 8 41,900
1987 4 7,228
1986 3 3,217
1985 1 1,141
1984 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Burton Mine sits in Elk County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Elk County, Pennsylvania · Population 30,703
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$64,103
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

1991 · 1 incident