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Kennell Strip - Job #5: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Fetterolf Donald L
Wellersburg, Somerset County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3606119

Kennell Strip - Job #5 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Jan 1985
Ownership history
  1. Blue Lick Coal Company Inc 1976 to 1981
  2. Blue Lick Coal Company Inc 1977 to 1978
  3. Blue Lick Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1981
  4. Commonwealth Coals Inc 1981 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)
1989 0
1988 0
1987 0
1986 2 7,423
1985 6 35,104
1984 5 38,107
1983 4 23,015
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Kennell Strip - Job #5 sits in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.6% 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.
Somerset County, Pennsylvania · Population 73,255
1.6%
Mining share of county employment
$59,378
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

1985 · 1 incident

January 30, 1985 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Commonwealth Coals Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING AN AMMONIA TANK ONTO THE BACK OF PICKUP TRUCK