MINER WAS RIDING MINE CAR ACCOMODATIONS WHEN WELD BROKE LOOSE ON HOIST DRUM ASSEMBLY CAUSING MINE CAR TO DROP APPROX. 40' ON THE 65 DEGREE NO. 4 RAIN SLOPE RESULTING IN INJURIES.
No 1 Slope: 3 reportable incidents Coal
No 1 Slope has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1990.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1990
- Latest incident
- Jan 1990
Ownership history
- Raven Coal Company 1981 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5 | 1,704 |
| 1989 | 5 | 5,060 |
| 1988 | 5 | 3,613 |
| 1987 | 5 | 5,027 |
| 1986 | 5 | 4,035 |
| 1985 | 4 | 3,615 |
| 1984 | 3 | 1,548 |
| 1983 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 1 Slope sits in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1990 · 3 incidents
January 20, 1990
PA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
Raven Coal Company · Struck against a moving object
January 20, 1990
PA · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
POWERED HAULAGE
Raven Coal Company · Struck against a moving object
MINER WAS RIDING MINE CAR ACCOMODATIONS WHEN WELD BROKE LOOSE ON HOIST DRUM ASSEMBLY CAUSING MINE CAR TO DROP APPROX. 40' ON THE 65 DEGREE NO.4 RAIN SLOPE RESULTING IN INJURIES.
January 20, 1990
PA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
Raven Coal Company · Struck against a moving object
MINER WAS RIDING MINE CAR ACCOMODATIONS WHEN WELD BROKE LOOSE ON HOIST DRUM ASSEMBLY CAUSING MINE CAR TO DROP APPROX. 40' ON THE 65 DEGREE RAIN SLOPE RESULTING IN INJURIES.