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Sanner: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Action Mining Inc · Surface
Controlled by J Clifford Forrest III
Grantsville, Garrett County, MD  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1800464

Sanner has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1993.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1993–1994
Latest incident
Jan 1994
Ownership history
  1. Sanner Brothers Coal Company 1973 to 1977
  2. River Hill Coal Company Inc 1977 to 1981
  3. Action Mining Inc 1981 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 1 3,460
1993 2 28,215
1992 1 12,649
1991 0
1990 0
1989 1 2,911
1988 4 20,530
1987 6 26,375
1986 4 15,136
1985 2 20,456
1984 7 36,727
1983 9 61,166
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Sanner sits in Garrett County, Maryland, where the Census mining category is 1.5% 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.
Garrett County, Maryland · Population 28,713
1.5%
Mining share of county employment
$69,031
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1994 · 1 incident

January 3, 1994 MD · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Action Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

FILLING DOZER WITH HYDRAULIC OIL, SLIPPED HITTING KNEE.

1993 · 1 incident

January 25, 1993 MD · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Action Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

DOING MECHANIC WORK ON BULLDOZER BELLY PAN FELL BRUISING ARM.