Skytop Breaker: 13 reportable incidents Coal

Skytop Coal Inc · Facility

Controlled by Di Casimirro Ettore & Eileen

Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County, PA · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 3602260

MSHA record for Skytop Breaker (mine ID 3602260). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 13
Years on record: 1988–1993
Latest incident: Jul 1993

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2007

inspections on record

inspection hours

n/a

citations per 100 inspection hours

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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.

Rate withheld: 17 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Ownership history

Skytop Coal Inc 1950 to present

Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Workforce and production

Year	Employees
2000	4

Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

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.

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.

Quarterly safety rates

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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2000 Q4	2,498	0	0	0.0
2000 Q3	2,120	0	0	0.0
2000 Q2	2,122	0	0	0.0
2000 Q1	2,025	0	0	0.0

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

1993 · 1 incident

July 22, 1993 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE

Skytop Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE OPERATING SHAKER TABLE. RIGHT THUMB GOT CAUGHT WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE ROCK.

1991 · 1 incident

September 19, 1991 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Skytop Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

CHANGING BOARD ON MAIN SHAKER. BOARD SLIPPED OUT OF HAND AND BOUNCED UP AND HIT IN HEAD.

1990 · 2 incidents

November 16, 1990 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Skytop Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A PIECE OF 2X4 LUMBER, PULLED BACK OUT.

August 3, 1990 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner ELECTRICAL

Skytop Coal Inc · Fall from ladders

DESCENDING FROM ALUMINUM LADDER EMPLOYEE RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK FROM ELECTRIC WELDING LEAD,AND FELL TO GROUND,DISLOCATING HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

1989 · 4 incidents

November 20, 1989 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Skytop Coal Inc · Fall from machine

JUMPING OFF OF PAYLOADER LANDED HARD ON A ROCK.

October 18, 1989 PA · Coal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales OTHER

Skytop Coal Inc · Struck by flying object

OUTSIDE OF OFFICE BLDG GUST OF WIND BLEW DIRT IN R EYE

October 12, 1989 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Skytop Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CUTTING BELT LINE IN BREAKER, KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT HAND.

June 20, 1989 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Skytop Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CLIMBING STEPS IN BREAKER SLIPPED & SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.

1988 · 5 incidents

August 19, 1988 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor OTHER

Skytop Coal Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE OPERATING A DOZER THE WIND BLEW CINDERS INTO EYES, CAUSING AN INFECTON OF THE RIGHT EYE.

May 18, 1988 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Skytop Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object

OPERATING FEED GATE IN BULLHOUSE.

May 6, 1988 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Skytop Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE CLEANING THE INSIDE OF A WATER TANK, A PIECE OF RUST FELL INTO RIGHT EYE.

April 14, 1988 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY

Skytop Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE OPERATING SHAKER HADN GOT CAUGHT WHILE REMOVING ROCK.

March 14, 1988 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Skytop Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING A MOTOR EMPLOYEE FELT SOMETHING SNAP IN LOWER BACK.