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Knickerbocker Stripping M-112 No 3: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Schuylkill County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3602164

Knickerbocker Stripping M-112 No 3 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Dec 1983
Ownership history
  1. Reading Anthracite Company 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)
1984 0
1983 11 13,474
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Knickerbocker Stripping M-112 No 3 sits in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.1% 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.
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania · Population 143,259
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$66,901
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1983 · 2 incidents

January 13, 1983 PA · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Reading Anthracite Company · Struck by flying object

HEARED NOISE IN MACHINE BENT OVER CHECKING CABLE AND CABLE WHIPPED HITTING HIM IN FOREHEAD (CUT RIGHT SIDE FOREHEAD.)