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No 3 Slope: 1 reportable incident Coal

Burnrite Coal Co · Underground
Controlled by Zlocki Leonard
Wilburton, Columbia County, PA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3606453

MSHA record for No 3 Slope (mine ID 3606453). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Nov 1987
Ownership history
  1. Burnrite Coal Co 1977 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 3 Slope sits in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ 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.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1987 · 1 incident

November 27, 1987 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Burnrite Coal Co · Fall to the walkway or working surface

REPLACING MOTOR3TO P UMP AFTER FINISHED TOLD ENG. TO TURN PUMP ON. KEPT GUARD OFF TO MAKE SURE MOTOR WAS TURNING IN RIGHT DIRECTION. WHEN WENT TO GET UP SLIPPED ON BASE PLANK AND BOLT THAT CO CONNECTS MOTOR 7O PUMP CAUGHT PANTS LEG