Skyline Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MINER REACHED FOR AIR LINE AND BACK PAIN CAUSED HIM TO LOSE BALANCE AND FALL 35 FEET. FALL CAUSED CRACKED PELVIC BONE. INJURY WILL HEADL TO 100%.
No 1 Slope: 1 MSHA citation Coal
No 1 Slope has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1991. MSHA has proposed $109 in penalties since 2005, with $109 outstanding.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1991
- Latest incident
- Oct 1991
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
1
citations
0
significant & substantial
$109
proposed penalties
$0
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date. The remaining $109 was reduced, settled, contested or is still owed.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
2
inspections on record
6
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 6 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No 1 Slope has $109 in proposed MSHA penalties and $109 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$109
proposed penalties
$109
current assessed
$0
paid to date
$109
outstanding
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-10-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.0.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
0.0%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Barrett Coal Company 1981 to 1984
- Skyline Coal Company 1984 to 1991
- Skyline Coal Company 1991 to 1992
- B & K Coal Company 1992 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3 | 1,440 |
| 1991 | 4 | 1,057 |
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.