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Teerco 5: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Koppers Company Inc
Jefferson, Greene County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3606755

Teerco 5 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Aug 1984
Ownership history
  1. Nello L Teer Company 1978 to 1980
  2. Webster County Coal Company 1980 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)
1990 0
1987 0
1986 1
1985 4 5,555
1984 5 22,508
1983 2 4,776
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Teerco 5 sits in Greene County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 5.2% 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.
Greene County, Pennsylvania · Population 35,265
5.2%
Mining share of county employment
$66,870
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

1984 · 1 incident

August 27, 1984 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Webster County Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HOIST CABLE CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM HE FELL AND HURT HIS RIGHT ARM SKINNING IT AND HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW.