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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

Rachel #1 Mine has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1983.

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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.
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)
1994 0
1993 0
1992 0
1991 0
1990 0
1989 1 1,911
1988 3 6,172
1987 6 7,797
1986 9 11,358
1985 9 14,066
1984 9 13,468
1983 7 12,561
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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

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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