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Locust Summit Bagging Plant: 11 reportable incidents Coal

Mt. Carmel Twp., Northumberland County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3602237

MSHA sampling at Locust Summit Bagging Plant shows 100% of 4 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard, plus the mine's fatality, citation, and penalty record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1984–1992
Latest incident
Sep 1992
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
8
inspections on record
67
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: 67 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Locust Summit Bagging Plant shows 100% of 4 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

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.

Respirable coal dust
ⓘ Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.

Last sampled: 2000-10-26, 25 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
4
samples
0.16
dust max (mg/m3)
4 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • LABORER/BLACKSMITH3
  • FORKLIFT OPERATOR1

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: 2000-06-12, 26 years ago
0%
over PEL
4
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • LABORER/BLACKSMITH2
  • FORKLIFT OPERATOR1
  • TRACKMAN1
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Reading Anthracite Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2001 1
2000 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Locust Summit Bagging Plant sits in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania · Population 90,925
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$57,948
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 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 165 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,029 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,070 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,103 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,275 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

1992 · 2 incidents

September 30, 1992 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Reading Anthracite Company · Fall from machine

WHILE STEPPING DOWN FROM FRONT END LOADER EMPLOYEE TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE ON GROUND.

March 11, 1992 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Reading Anthracite Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

COAL DUST.

1991 · 2 incidents

November 20, 1991 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Reading Anthracite Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL WAS PLACING PORTABLE SIDE OF FLAT BED TRUCK INTO PLACE SIDE SLIPPED & CAUGHT FINGERS OF LEFT HAND.

May 29, 1991 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Reading Anthracite Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPL TIGHTENING NUT AND BOLT ON FRAME WORK,WRENCH SLIPPED AND BOLT CUT INTO PALM OF RIGHT HAND.

1989 · 3 incidents

December 7, 1989 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Reading Anthracite Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FORKLIFT WAS COMING OUT OF TRUCK AND WHEELS SPUN MOVING LOADING PANY FORWARD. STRIKING WORKER IN FEET & ANKLE.

August 7, 1989 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Reading Anthracite Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER WAS PREPARING TO CUT SHRINK WRAP PLASTIC FROM ROLL OF PLASTIC A BOLT HOLDING FELL TO MACHINE BROKE,ROLL FELL STRIKING RIGHT ARM WHICH PUSHED A CUTTING BLADE WHICH WORKER WAS HOLDING INT O LEFT ARM. 10 STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

January 19, 1989 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Reading Anthracite Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

BLACK LUNG.

1988 · 1 incident

March 15, 1988 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Reading Anthracite Company · Struck by powered moving object

FORK LIFT TOWER STUCK IN UP POSITION. OPERATOR TRIED TO FREE TOWER IT CAME DOWN AND STRUCK LEFT HAND.

1987 · 1 incident

May 29, 1987 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Reading Anthracite Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MAN WAS TRYING 7O LIFT UP CAB OF LOADER WITH BAR, HURT BACK.

1985 · 1 incident

April 10, 1985 PA · Coal brakeman, roperider, car runner, spotterman, snapper, trip rider, car rider, flagman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Reading Anthracite Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

BLACK LUNG.

1984 · 1 incident