Tracy Vein Slope: 2 recorded fatalities
Coal
Goodspring,
Schuylkill County,
PA
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3607328
MSHA sampling at Tracy Vein Slope shows 100% of 12 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard, plus the mine's fatality, citation, and penalty record.
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- Fatalities
- 2
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1990–1999
- Latest incident
- Sep 1999
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
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: 121 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket |
Decision |
Judge |
Year |
Proposed / upheld |
| PENN20000202 |
Withdrawal |
|
2001 |
$55 → $0 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Tracy Vein Slope shows 100% of 12 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
Health sampling
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Respirable coal dust
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Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Last sampled: 2000-02-14, 26 years ago
2 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 10 by the operator.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
| Year |
Employees |
Coal produced (tons) |
| 2004 |
0 |
|
| 2000 |
4 |
82 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Tracy Vein Slope 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.
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 |
| 2004 Q4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2000 Q2 |
908 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 |
1,711 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
Fatalities at this mine
2 recorded
Summit Anthracite Inc · Struck by concussion
TWO MINERS WERE ASSIGNED WORK IN THE MONKEY HEADING OF THE 2ND LEVEL EAST GANGWAY WORKING. THEY APPARENTLY WERE PREPARING A HITCH FOR ROOF SUPPORT IN THE CYCLE OF MINING, AND AS THEY FRED THE HITCH, A POCKET OF METHANE GAS WAS IGNITED CAUSIING AN EXPLOSION TO OCCUR. THE RESUTLING EXPLOSION CAUSED FATAL INJURIES TO ONE AND SERIOUS INJURIES TO OTHER.
Summit Anthracite Inc · Struck by falling object
#14 HEADING HOLED THROUGH #15 ALLOWING UNUSUAL PRESSURE TO BE APPLIED TO HIGH SIDE RIB TIMBER.THE TIMBER AND ROOF SUBSEQUENTLY FELL ON THE MINER AS HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING TEMPORAR Y ADDITIONAL ROOF AND RIB SUPPORTS.
Reportable incidents
5 on file (excluding fatalities above)
1999 · 1 incident
Summit Anthracite Inc · Accident type, without injuries
APPROX 30' OF RIB COAL LET LOOSE ON THE SLOPE PILLAR INBY SIDE BETWEEN SLOPE & COAL #1 CHUTE BLOCKING GONGWAY.
1998 · 1 incident
Summit Anthracite Inc · Struck by concussion
UNKNOWN AT PRESENT TIME 1 FATAL, ONE BROKEN WRIST, BROKEN ELBOW, BROKEN FACIAL BONES, CUTS ECT
1996 · 1 incident
Summit Anthracite Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WORKING ON 75 DEGREE PITCH. WET CONDITIONS, FATIGUE. EMPLOYEE FELL APPROX. 100 FEET DOWN THE PITCH, SUBSTAINING BROKEN JAW, A LACERATION ON THE SCALP, COLLAPSED LUNG.
1990 · 1 incident
Summit Anthracite Inc · Struck by flying object
PREMATURE DETONATION OF LONGHOLE.ABRASIONS ON MINERS RIGHT SHOULDER AND FOREARM.