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Oak Hill P-47: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Cass Township, Schuylkill County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3601968

MSHA record for Oak Hill P-47 (mine ID 3601968). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1992–1996
Latest incident
Jan 1996
Ownership history
  1. Reading Anthracite Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Oak Hill P-47 sits in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.1% 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.
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania · Population 143,259
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$66,901
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1996 · 1 incident

January 5, 1996 PA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Reading Anthracite Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS GRINDING METAL SHAFT WHEN A PIECE OF RUST WENT INTO EYE. WAS TREATED AT LOCAL HOSPITAL ON 1-5-96 WITH FOLOW UP VISIT TO OPTHAMOLOGIST ON 1-8-96.

1993 · 2 incidents

September 18, 1993 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Reading Anthracite Company · Struck by falling object

WORKING ON LOADER- INSTALLING HYD PUMP- SLIPPED DROPPING PUMP ON LEFT HAND CAUSING INJURY TO SMALL FINGER.

February 1, 1993 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Reading Anthracite Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR WAS CLIMBING ONTO DOZER AT BEGINNING OF SHIFT. THE TRACK WAS ICY AND THE OPERATORS FOOT SLIPPED OFF. THE OPERATOR GRABBED THE CAB HANDLE TO PREVENT A FALL. IN THE PROCESS HE PULLED HI S SHOULDER CAUSING TEMPORARY PAIN.

1992 · 1 incident

February 11, 1992 PA · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Reading Anthracite Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

SHOVEL OPERATOR AND OILER WERE CHANGING TEETH ON BUCKET.OPERATOR WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER ON THE TEETH AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT ARM.