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Luzerne Strip: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Luzerne Coal Corp · Surface
Isabella, Fayette County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3604147

MSHA record for Luzerne Strip (mine ID 3604147). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Jul 1987
Ownership history
  1. Luzerne Coal Corp 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Luzerne Strip sits in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Fayette County, Pennsylvania · Population 126,967
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$56,093
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1987 · 1 incident

July 20, 1987 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Luzerne Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS ST5RTING REAR ENGINE OF 637D CAT PAN & WAS CLIMBING UP THE MACHINMEWHEN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE CHAIN FOOT HOLD

1984 · 2 incidents

April 4, 1984 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Luzerne Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE REFUELING DOZER, FEET SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL AGAINST FUEL TANK

1983 · 1 incident

November 16, 1983 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Luzerne Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE CHECKING BUCKET ON DRAGLINE HE SLIPPED ONC AT WALK AND HIT LADDER RAILING WITH RIGHT SIDE OF SHOULDER