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Commonwealth Job: 1 reportable incident Coal

Kirby Energy Inc · Surface
Controlled by Zuchowski Pat
Frostburg, Allegany County, MD  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1800661

Commonwealth Job has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1994.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1994
Latest incident
Nov 1994
Ownership history
  1. T L Moran Inc 1978 to 1979
  2. Commonwealth Coals Inc 1979 to 1993
  3. Kirby Energy Inc 1993 to 1994
  4. Kirby Energy Inc 1994 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)
1997 0
1996 0
1995 8 48,510
1994 7 46,515
1993 4 9,048
1992 0
1991 1
1990 0
1989 0
1988 1
1987 3 12,627
1986 3 26,339
1985 4 18,710
1984 6 55,771
1983 3 28,729
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Commonwealth Job sits in Allegany County, Maryland, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Allegany County, Maryland · Population 67,762
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$57,393
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

1994 · 1 incident

November 5, 1994 MD · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
Kirby Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE HAD SKIDSTEER BUCKET APPROX 6" OFF THE GROUND. HE PUT HIS RIGHT FOOT OUT THE DOOR. HIS LEFT FOOT HIT BUCKET PEDAL CAUSING THE BUCKET TOLOWER TO THE GROUND DROPPING ON HIS RIGHT FOOT. SAFETY SHOES WERE WORN:HOWEVER, IT STILL HIS BIGTOE.