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Franklin Strip: 1 reportable incident Coal

Beener Coal Company Inc · Surface
Controlled by George R Beener
Barton, Allegany County, MD  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1800111

Franklin Strip has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1989.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1989
Latest incident
Feb 1989
Ownership history
  1. Beener Coal Company Inc 1950 to 1989
  2. Beener Coal Company Inc 1989 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)
1990 4 16,234
1989 11 101,197
1988 17 80,767
1987 21 130,807
1986 23 277,961
1985 22 162,685
1984 21 223,129
1983 17 208,831
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Franklin Strip 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

1989 · 1 incident

February 7, 1989 MD · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Beener Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM DOZER EMPL SLIPPED & FELL CAUSING BRUISESS & POSSIBLE NECK INJURY.