Fox Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
CLOTHING TO CLOSE TO COAL STOVE. LOSE OF HAND TOOLLS AND SHIFTING SHANTY (DRY HOUSE).
Little Vein Slope: 1 reportable incident Coal
Little Vein Slope has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1990.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1990
- Latest incident
- Feb 1990
Ownership history
- Shomper Coal Company 1950 to 1975
- Artz Coal Company 1975 to 1982
- Maple Leaf Mining 1982 to 1986
- Fox Coal Company 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4 | 600 |
| 1990 | 4 | 2,400 |
| 1989 | 4 | 900 |
| 1988 | 4 | 1,032 |
| 1987 | 4 | 720 |
| 1986 | 3 | 550 |
| 1985 | 3 | 1,625 |
| 1984 | 3 | 1,325 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Little Vein Slope sits in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.Dauphin County, Pennsylvania · Population 287,484
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$74,159
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.