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Primrose Slope: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Primrose Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by David S Himmelberger
Goodspring, Schuylkill County, PA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3604629

Primrose Slope has had 1 fatality among 2 reportable incidents since 1994.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1994–1995
Latest incident
Mar 1995
Ownership history
  1. Lucas Mining Company 1973 to 1991
  2. Primrose Coal Company 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1996 4 2,386
1995 8 9,156
1994 8 9,365
1993 6 8,689
1992 5 7,397
1991 1 1,790
1990 5 9,226
1989 5 13,904
1988 5 16,492
1987 5 10,710
1986 8 14,975
1985 8 15,052
1984 8 8,130
1983 8 11,550
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Primrose Slope 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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
March 30, 1995 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Primrose Coal Company · Contact with electrical current

TWO GROUND FAULTS OCCURRED ON TWO DIFFERENT PHASES OF THE UNDERGOUND POWER SYSTEM.THE FAN HAD A GROUND FAULT AND THE FLYGHT PUMP HAD A GROUND FAULT.THE PUMP GROUND FAULT WASTIEDTO THE UNDERGRO UND SYSTEM AND THE FAN WAS TIED TO THE SURFACE GROUND SYSTEM WITH THE HOIST.THE VICTIM BECAME THE BRIDGE BETWEEN THE TWO SYSTEMS.

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1994 · 1 incident

January 6, 1994 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Primrose Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

NO INJURIES NO MINERS UNDERGROUND AT THE TIME OF THE FALL. FALL DUE TO POORT STATA IN MAIN ROOF IN THIS AREA.