Markle Bullers Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
LOADING CUTTING EDGE ON PICKUP TRUCK. RING FINGER OF LEFT HAND BENT BACK & BRUISED UNDER CUTTING EDGE.
Markle Prep Plant: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Markle Prep Plant has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1983
- Latest incident
- Jan 1983
Ownership history
- Markle Bullers Coal Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Markle Prep Plant sits in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.2% 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.Armstrong County, Pennsylvania · Population 65,069
2.2%
Mining share of county employment
$64,295
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1983 · 2 incidents
January 4, 1983
PA · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
MACHINERY
Markle Bullers Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE HOOKING UP AIR HOSE TO PUMP LOW TIRE ON 745 HILEFT END OF HOSE STRUCK VICTIM IN MOUTH CRACKING FILLING IN TOOTH