Mining Incidents

Distant Deep Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Stanford Energy
New Bethlehem, Armstrong County, PA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3607846

MSHA record for Distant Deep Mine (mine ID 3607846). 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
1989
Latest incident
May 1989
Ownership history
  1. Doverspike Brothers Coal Company 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Distant Deep Mine sits in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.2% 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.
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania · Population 65,069
2.2%
Mining share of county employment
$64,295
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

1989 · 1 incident

May 16, 1989 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Struck by falling object

100LB RAIL WERE LET FAR PRIMARY ROOF SUPPORT AN 30" CENTERS A 23"X12"X38" PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN RAILS STRIKIN EMPL ON SIDE