Swatara Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
MAKING ROUNDS AS A PART OF HIS WATCHMAN DUTIES.
Swatara Breaker: 12 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Swatara Breaker (mine ID 3602015). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 12
- Years on record
- 1983–1991
- Latest incident
- Jan 1991
Ownership history
- Swatara Coal Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Swatara Breaker sits in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.1% 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.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
12 on file1991 · 1 incident
1990 · 2 incidents
Swatara Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
DRILLING A STEEL PLATE-PLATE SPUN CATCHING GLOVE & CUT FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
January 2, 1990
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Swatara Coal Company · Fall from machine
GOT OUT OF HIS TRUCK AND SLIPPED ON ICE.
1988 · 2 incidents
November 21, 1988
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Swatara Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WALKING OUT OT FINE PLANT BLDG STEPED INTO HOLE IN GROUND WHICH WA> COVERED WITH DIRT.
August 29, 1988
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
POWERED HAULAGE
Swatara Coal Company · Struck against a moving object
DRIVING TO ANOTHER CITY FOR PARTS FOR EQUIP WHILE ENROUTE TRUCKHE WAS DRIVING SLID OFF ROAD ON CURVE DUE TO WET CONDITIONS HE HIT AN EMBANKMENTAND HIS FT HIT CLUTCH PEDAL.
1986 · 2 incidents
December 1, 1986
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Swatara Coal Company · Struck by falling object
FIXING A DOZER-9EMOVING A PISTON. THE PISTON SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS HAND.
Swatara Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects
WHILE PUTTING H2SES ON THE BUCKWHEAT SHUTE HE SLIPPED ON A PLANK & FELL IN TO THE BUCK POCKET.
1985 · 1 incident
December 18, 1985
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Swatara Coal Company · Struck by falling object
FILLING TRUCKS 3 OIL BURNERS WITH OIL & FUEL ON AND AROUND THE PREPARATION PLANT
1984 · 1 incident
June 2, 1984
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Swatara Coal Company · Rubbed or abraded
REPAIRING SHAKER IN FINE PLANT AT BREAKER.
1983 · 3 incidents
October 13, 1983
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
OTHER
Swatara Coal Company · Drowning
OPERATING FINE COAL PLANT - DROWING DUE TO UNCONTROLLED EPILEPSY
April 13, 1983
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Swatara Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
TRYING TO GET A ROCK OUT OF THE SHOOT - BAR JAMMED AND CAUGHT FINGERS AGAINST METAL
April 6, 1983
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Swatara Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HELPING TO LOAD RAILROAD CARS