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Hoch #2 Strip: 8 reportable incidents Coal

Black Oak Development Corp · Surface

Controlled by Lamkie William J

Glen Campbell, Indiana County, PA · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 3608047

Hoch #2 Strip has had no fatalities among 8 reportable incidents since 1990.

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 8
Years on record: 1990–1996
Latest incident: May 1996

Ownership history

Black Oak Development Corp 1988 to present

Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Workforce and production

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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.

Year	Employees	Coal produced (tons)
1999	0
1998	0
1997	2	2,348
1996	6	17,585
1995	9	28,298
1994	12	36,256
1993	10	31,641
1992	12	55,668
1991	8	34,686
1990	7	28,443
1989	10	40,181

Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Local economic context

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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.

Indiana County, Pennsylvania · Population 83,213

2.4%

Mining share of county employment

$58,739

Median household income

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1996 · 1 incident

May 2, 1996 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Black Oak Development Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DOING REPAIR WORK ON TRI-AXLE, EE HIT LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.

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1995 · 1 incident

April 19, 1995 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY

Black Oak Development Corp · Struck against a moving object

BOUNCING AROUND IN DOZER BACK STARTED HURTING

1994 · 2 incidents

August 1, 1994 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Black Oak Development Corp · Struck by flying object

WHILE PUTTING TOOTH ON LOADER MECHANIC HIT TOOTH WITH HAMMER AND PIEC EOF METAL CAM EOFF AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT ARM. METAL HAD TO BE REMOVED AND STITCHED.

March 4, 1994 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Black Oak Development Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SMASHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER IN DOOR OF ROCK TRUCK.

1992 · 1 incident

April 13, 1992 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Black Oak Development Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TRIMMING MUD FLAP EMPLOYEE CUT LEFT HAND WITH KNIFE.

1991 · 1 incident

February 13, 1991 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY

Black Oak Development Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HEMORRHOIDS DUE TO OPERATING DOZER.

1990 · 2 incidents

October 18, 1990 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Black Oak Development Corp · Fall from machine

WHILE TAKING TARP OFF TRUCK EMPLOYEE SLIPPED. TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF PULLED THE MUSCLE IN LEFTARM.

April 27, 1990 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Black Oak Development Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE HELPING MECHANIC PUT TANSMISSION BACK IN DOZER EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF BACK.

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Hoch #2 Strip sits in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.4% of county employment.