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Slak Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Cougar Grant Mining Company Inc · Surface
Controlled by Zampatti David
Cherry Valley, Washington County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3607128

Slak Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Dec 1983
Ownership history
  1. James H Petricca 1981 to 1989
  2. Dan Petricca 1989 to 1992
  3. Cougar Grant Mining Company Inc 1992 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)
1993 3 9,969
1992 6 23,241
1991 4 13,785
1990 4 7,075
1989 3 5,422
1988 3 6,562
1987 4 16,187
1986 3 11,289
1985 3 10,994
1984 3 6,273
1983 3 3,791
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Slak Mine sits in Washington County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
Washington County, Pennsylvania · Population 209,778
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$77,487
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

1983 · 1 incident

December 30, 1983 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James H Petricca · Struck by flying object

INJURED EMPLOYEE APPROACHED AN EMPLOYEE WHO WAS PICKING SLATE FROM BEHIND AND WAS ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK BY A DISCARDED PIECE OF SLATE. INJURY CONSISTED OF A FACIAL CUT REQUIRING SUTURES.