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Ralphton #1 Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Keslar Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Keslar Robert S
Ralphton, Somerset County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3604769

Ralphton #1 Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Aug 1984
Ownership history
  1. Hiysota Fuel Company Inc 1973 to 1981
  2. Hiysota Fuel Company Inc 1981 to 1984
  3. Keslar Coal Company Inc 1984 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)
1987 0
1986 0
1985 8 13,797
1984 18 24,636
1983 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Ralphton #1 Mine sits in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.6% 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.
Somerset County, Pennsylvania · Population 73,255
1.6%
Mining share of county employment
$59,378
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1984 · 1 incident

August 8, 1984 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Keslar Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

CANOPY ON ROOF BOLTER HAD A PIN WORK LOOSE LETTING CANOPY FALL HITTING I.NAME ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER