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Karthaus Strip Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

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

Karthaus Strip Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1994.

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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.
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)
1998 0
1997 0
1996 0
1994 4 9,554
1993 7 23,299
1992 8 43,228
1991 8 44,498
1990 14 74,662
1989 6 13,464
1988 11 66,920
1987 10 57,343
1986 15 68,096
1985 11 72,915
1984 11 75,259
1983 11 78,294
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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.