Rice Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
TRIPPED IN A DRILL HOLE WHILE WALKING ROADWAY.
Seneca Job: 1 reportable incident Coal
Seneca Job has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1996.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1996
- Latest incident
- Sep 1996
Ownership history
- Rice Coal Company 1987 to 1989
- Rice Coal Company 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 | 817 |
| 1997 | 2 | 2,727 |
| 1996 | 2 | 162 |
| 1995 | 2 | 1,207 |
| 1994 | 2 | 2,028 |
| 1993 | 2 | 2,135 |
| 1992 | 2 | 6,798 |
| 1991 | 2 | 12,497 |
| 1990 | 2 | 4,214 |
| 1989 | 3 | 9,052 |
| 1988 | 2 | 7,223 |
| 1987 | 2 | 4,137 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Seneca Job sits in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.8% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Jefferson County, Pennsylvania · Population 44,099
1.8%
Mining share of county employment
$56,898
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.