Mining Incidents

Karthaus Strip Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

R S Carlin Inc · Surface
Karthaus, Clearfield County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3602681

MSHA record for Karthaus Strip Mine (mine ID 3602681). 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
1994
Latest incident
Jun 1994
Ownership history
  1. R S Carlin Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Karthaus Strip Mine sits in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.3% 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.
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania · Population 78,902
1.3%
Mining share of county employment
$60,181
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

1994 · 1 incident

June 1, 1994 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R S Carlin Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPING OFF DRAGLINE SHOE TO THE GROUND.