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Rock Ridge Slope: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Lincoln, Schuylkill County, PA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3607175

MSHA record for Rock Ridge Slope (mine ID 3607175). 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
1992–1994
Latest incident
Mar 1994
Ownership history
  1. Con Dor Coal Company 1981 to 1982
  2. J & L Coal Company 1982 to 1983
  3. B & B Anthracite Coal Company 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Rock Ridge 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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1994 · 1 incident

March 16, 1994 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
B & B Anthracite Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

THE HIGH SIDE RIB INBY THE BOTTOM OF THE PIPE AT THE SURFACE FAN RAN KNOCKING OUT APPROX 5 PROPSA REDUCING AIR SLOW TO THE XX WORKINGS THIS SPACE IS ABOUT 25FTIN LENGTH & APPROX 35FT FROM THE SURFACE

1993 · 1 incident

1992 · 1 incident