Mining Incidents

Patroit Mining Co Inc: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Arch Resources Inc
Gorman, Garrett County, MD  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1800712

MSHA record for Patroit Mining Co Inc (mine ID 1800712). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1989
Latest incident
Feb 1989
Ownership history
  1. Patriot Mining Company Inc 1985 to present
  2. Patriot Coal Company 1987 to 1987
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Patroit Mining Co Inc sits in Garrett County, Maryland, where the Census mining category is 1.5% 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.
Garrett County, Maryland · Population 28,713
1.5%
Mining share of county employment
$69,031
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1989 · 2 incidents

February 24, 1989 MD · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Patriot Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE STARTED UP LADDER ON R-85 EUC GOT TO THE THIRD STEP AND SLIPPED AND FELL OFF BACKWARD,LANDED ON HIS SIDE.NO EQUIPMENT DAMAGE.FRACTURED 2 RIBS AND COMPRESSED VERTEBRAE.

January 12, 1989 MD · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Patriot Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DUMPING AT STOCK PILE UPSET TRUCK.