Mining Incidents

Klaka Strip: 1 reportable incident Coal

Albert F. Stiffler · Surface
Controlled by Albert F Stiffler
Crabtree, Westmoreland County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3607602

MSHA record for Klaka Strip (mine ID 3607602). 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
1992
Latest incident
Sep 1992
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
6
inspections on record
45
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 45 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Health sampling
A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Noise
The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.

Last sampled: 2000-03-23, 26 years ago
0%
over PEL
2
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR2
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Mehalic Brothers 1984 to 2001
  2. Albert F. Stiffler 2001 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)
2001 0
2000 1 44
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Klaka Strip sits in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania · Population 353,345
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$72,468
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 67 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1992 · 1 incident

September 14, 1992 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Mehalic Brothers · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STACKING AUGERS INA PILE. PILE KICKE DOUT AND AUGER LANDE DON RIGHT FOOT.