Mountain Top Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
WHILE CUTTING THE FACE OF #3 ENTRY THE CUTTING BAR ACCIDENTLY CUT INTO AN ABANDON MINE NOT SHOWN ON THE MINE MAP.
Khristy No 1 Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal
MSHA record for Khristy No 1 Mine (mine ID 3606281). 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
- 1989
- Latest incident
- May 1989
Ownership history
- Reitz Coal Company 1977 to 1983
- Reitz Coal Company 1983 to 1986
- Mountain Top Mining Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Khristy No 1 Mine sits in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.6% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.