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Mark #2: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Mark Mining No 2 Inc · Underground
Controlled by Morelli Carl L
Brotherton, Somerset County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3604998

MSHA record for Mark #2 (mine ID 3604998). 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
1984–1986
Latest incident
Sep 1986
Ownership history
  1. G M & W Coal Company Inc 1974 to 1976
  2. G M & W Coal Company Inc 1976 to 1978
  3. Mark Mining No 2 Inc 1978 to 1984
  4. Mark Mining No 2 Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mark #2 sits in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.6% 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.
Somerset County, Pennsylvania · Population 73,255
1.6%
Mining share of county employment
$59,378
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

1986 · 1 incident

September 10, 1986 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Mark Mining No 2 Inc · Struck by powered moving object

WHILE EMP WAS C5EANING DUST BOX ON BOLTER ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THE MANTRIP WHEN IT LUNGED INTO FIRST EMPLOYEE BUMPING HIM ON THE LEFT HIP AR E A

1985 · 2 incidents

November 26, 1985 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mark Mining No 2 Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL LIFTING RO7K OF PAN LINE IT SLIPPED AND SMASHED 2 FINGERS REQ SOME STITCHES.

September 6, 1985 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mark Mining No 2 Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING L/A INSPECTION FRIEND MANTRIP HE FALL AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

1984 · 1 incident

December 28, 1984 PA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mark Mining No 2 Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SCOOP MOVING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, EMPLOYEE BUMPED KNEE ON OVERHEAD DOOR.