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Elders Ridge: 1 reportable incident Coal

Apollo Corp · Surface
Controlled by Kearns William S
Elders Ridge, Armstrong County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3605127

MSHA record for Elders Ridge (mine ID 3605127). 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
1986
Latest incident
May 1986
Ownership history
  1. Monroe Contract Corp 1974 to 1977
  2. Apollo Corp 1977 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Elders Ridge 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

1986 · 1 incident

May 20, 1986 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Apollo Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

LOWERING STEERI3G COLUMN DOWN FROM 988 LOADER-REACHED UP AND PULLED COLUMN DOWN-TURNED DRAGGING COLUMN ACROSS VISE MOUNTED ON RREAR BUMPER OF TRUCK, FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SIDE OF GROIN AREA.