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Lansford No 12: 1 reportable incident Coal

Devil'S Hole Inc · Facility
Controlled by Gene B Gangloff
Lansford, Carbon County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3606823

Lansford No 12 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Jan 1983
Ownership history
  1. Devil'S Hole Inc 1979 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)
1991 2 36,616
1990 3 44,675
1987 0
1986 2 53,589
1985 1 27,526
1984 3 182,128
1983 5 267,740
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Lansford No 12 sits in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.
Carbon County, Pennsylvania · Population 65,191
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$67,877
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

1983 · 1 incident

January 3, 1983 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Devil'S Hole Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SILT BEING LOADED INTO TRUCKS BY CONVEYOR-LUMPS GOT STUCK, BARING HAD TO BE DONE.