Mining Incidents

Rachel #1 Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Diamond Coal & Coke · Surface
Controlled by Miller J H
Sutersville, Westmoreland County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3607396

MSHA record for Rachel #1 Mine (mine ID 3607396). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Jul 1987
Ownership history
  1. Diamond Coal & Coke 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Rachel #1 Mine sits in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania · Population 353,345
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$72,468
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1987 · 1 incident

July 15, 1987 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Diamond Coal & Coke · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

NO SPECIAL COND3TIONS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDEMT

1984 · 1 incident

April 12, 1984 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Diamond Coal & Coke · Struck against stationary object

STEPPED OFF TRACKS ON BACKHOE AND LANDED ON PIECE OF COAL 4 IN LONG AND AS A RESULT TWISTED ANKLE

1983 · 1 incident