Swift Breaker: 8 reportable incidents Coal

Twin Creek Coal Inc · Facility

Controlled by Gordon Fletcher

Paxinos, Northumberland County, PA · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 3602278

MSHA record for Swift Breaker (mine ID 3602278). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 8
Years on record: 1984–1991
Latest incident: Mar 1991

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2000

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: 78 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

Swift Coal Sales Inc 1950 to 1990
Twin Creek Coal Inc 1990 to present

Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Workforce and production

Year	Employees
2001	2
2000	2

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.

Northumberland County, Pennsylvania · Population 90,925

0.6%

Mining share of county employment

$57,948

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
2001 Q3	15	0	0	0.0
2001 Q2	144	0	0	0.0
2001 Q1	231	0	0	0.0
2000 Q4	237	0	0	0.0
2000 Q3	186	0	0	0.0
2000 Q2	110	0	0	0.0
2000 Q1	120	0	0	0.0

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1991 · 1 incident

March 18, 1991 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Twin Creek Coal Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILST GETTING OFF LOADER OPERATOR SLAMMED DOOR PIECE OF DIRT METAL ENTERED RIGHT EYE CAUSING TEARING PAIN PIECE OF REMOVED AT HOSPTIAL.

1990 · 1 incident

March 22, 1990 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Swift Coal Sales Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL PICKING UP BAG OF LIME.LUMP PROTRUDED FROM GROIN AREA.

1989 · 2 incidents

October 30, 1989 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY

Swift Coal Sales Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

LUMP OF COAL ROLLED DOWN CHUTE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT WRIST.

July 13, 1989 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Swift Coal Sales Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING MACHINE. FOOT SLIPPED AND HE BUMPED LOWER END OF SPINE ON SILL CAUSING A BRUISE.

1988 · 2 incidents

August 24, 1988 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Swift Coal Sales Inc · Struck against stationary object

ACCIDENTLY KNELT ON SHARP PC.O FSTAINLESS STEAL CAUSING A LACERATION OF RIGHT KNEE.

January 21, 1988 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Swift Coal Sales Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING BAG OF SALT DOWN FROM RAMPHIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL RT.LEG WAS BENT BACK RT.HAND WAS FALLEN ON

1985 · 1 incident

May 29, 1985 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Swift Coal Sales Inc · Struck by falling object

HELPER WAS PRYING FLAT IRON FROM SIDE OF BIN WITH NAIL BAR WHEN IT SUDDENLY LEFT LOOSE DROPPING TO THE FLOOR AND STRIKING INJURED LABORER ON LEFT FOOT CAUSING A LACERATION JUST TO THE REAR O F THE HARD TOE PROTECTION

1984 · 1 incident

January 13, 1984 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Swift Coal Sales Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MAN WAS LIFTING DOOR TO OPEN AFTER VISTING DOCTOR IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HE HAD A HERNIA.