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Glen Burn West Strip: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Edward Helfrich
Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3602156

Glen Burn West Strip has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Jan 1984
Ownership history
  1. Kerris & Helfrick Inc 1950 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)
1988 0
1987 1
1986 2
1985 1
1984 11 9,272
1983 19 34,158
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Glen Burn West Strip sits in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania · Population 90,925
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$57,948
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

1984 · 1 incident

January 18, 1984 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kerris & Helfrick Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING THE SHOVEL AND ITS ELECTRIC CABLE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE ELECTRIC BOX WHICH WAS FROZEN IN THE GROUND WHEN HE TRIED TO LIFT IT HE PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BAC