Mining Incidents

Iselin Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Alt Inc · Surface
Controlled by Altmire Harold L Jr
Iselin, Indiana County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3606352

MSHA record for Iselin Mine (mine ID 3606352). 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
1983
Latest incident
Jan 1983
Ownership history
  1. A & C Coal Company Inc 1977 to 1984
  2. Alt Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Iselin Mine sits in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.4% 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.
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

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

January 10, 1983 PA · Coal FIRE
A & C Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LINE RUPTURED IMMEDIATLY OUTBY THE TORQUE CONVERTER CAUSINGHYDRAULIC OIL TO BE SPRAYED ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, THE RESULTING FIRE COMPLETLY DESTROYED THE MACHINE. THE EQU IPMENT OPERATOR ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY.