L & W Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
FIRE CRUPTED IN HOIST SHANTY, PROBABLY FROM HEATING STOVE, AND COMPLETELY DESTROYING SHANTY AND CONTENTS. THE CONTENTS INCLUDED THE WENCH TYPE HOIST.
No 2 Slope: 1 reportable incident Coal
No 2 Slope has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1993.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1993
- Latest incident
- Feb 1993
Ownership history
- Two Way Coal Company 1981 to 1988
- L & W Coal Company Inc 1988 to 1991
- L & W Coal Company 1991 to 1991
- L & W Coal Company 1991 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 3 | 146 |
| 1991 | 4 | 122 |
| 1990 | 8 | 1,521 |
| 1989 | 6 | 2,283 |
| 1988 | 6 | 2,410 |
| 1987 | 5 | 850 |
| 1986 | 6 | 600 |
| 1985 | 5 | 1,200 |
| 1984 | 9 | 1,800 |
| 1983 | 12 | 2,400 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 2 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.