Big Foot Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
VICTIM AND MINE INSPECTOR ARGUE (ONLY VERBALLY) OVER USE OF LOADER. VICTIM TOOK HEART ATTACK.
No 1 Stripping: 1 reportable incident Coal
No 1 Stripping has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1990.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1990
- Latest incident
- Sep 1990
Ownership history
- Crystal Development Company Inc 1976 to 1976
- Crystal Development Company Inc 1976 to 1979
- Columbia Coal & Development Company Inc 1979 to 1990
- Big Foot Coal Company 1990 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2 | 2,200 |
| 1990 | 4 | 1,552 |
| 1989 | 5 | 7,250 |
| 1988 | 6 | 8,065 |
| 1987 | 6 | 7,466 |
| 1986 | 7 | 12,485 |
| 1985 | 6 | 11,957 |
| 1984 | 6 | 10,955 |
| 1983 | 5 | 7,930 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 1 Stripping sits in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.Columbia County, Pennsylvania · Population 65,055
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$61,992
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.