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Humboldt Cogeneration Facility: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Hazleton, Luzerne County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608072

MSHA record for Humboldt Cogeneration Facility (mine ID 3608072). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1993–1994
Latest incident
Oct 1994
Ownership history
  1. Continental Energy Associates Lp 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Humboldt Cogeneration Facility sits in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania · Population 325,978
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$62,321
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1994 · 1 incident

October 22, 1994 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Continental Energy Associates Lp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE SUFFERED PAIN 2 DAYS AFTER HIS LAST WORKING SHIFT. HE DID NOT REPORT AS WORK RELATED UNTIL 4 DAYS AFTER HIS LAST SHIFT. EMPLOYEE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED HIS PAIN OTHER THAN NORMAL W ORK DUTIES.

1993 · 2 incidents

December 29, 1993 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Continental Energy Associates Lp · Fall from machine

THE TRUCK DRIVER CLIMBED ONTO THE REAR OF HIS TRUCK & SLIPPED & FELL TO THE GROUND. THIS WAS DUE TO THE WET & SNOWY CONDITIONS ON HIS TRUCKS. THE DRIVER FELL ON HIS RIGHT ARM CAUSING A SPRAIN TO HIS ARM.

May 18, 1993 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Continental Energy Associates Lp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLED GROIN MUSCLE WHILE SHOVELING ON 5/18/93. HE DID NOT REPORT IT UNTIL 5/27/93.