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Trevorton S-16: 11 reportable incidents Coal

Zerbe Township, Northumberland County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3603130

MSHA record for Trevorton S-16 (mine ID 3603130). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1983–1989
Latest incident
Jan 1989
Ownership history
  1. Reading Anthracite Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Trevorton S-16 sits in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

1989 · 1 incident

January 26, 1989 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Reading Anthracite Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

COAL DUST.

1988 · 1 incident

October 4, 1988 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Reading Anthracite Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALKING BACK IN SHOVEL TO FILL GREASE GUN AND SLIPPED ON PARTLY OPEN COVER ON FLOOR AND SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.

1987 · 1 incident

December 1, 1987 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Reading Anthracite Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

BLACK LUNG. 3

1986 · 3 incidents

June 30, 1986 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Reading Anthracite Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

BLACK LUNG 3

January 28, 1986 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Reading Anthracite Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS CHECKIN1 BANK OF MATERIAL TO SEE IF SHOVEL SHOE WOULD CLEAR. HE SLIPPED CAUSING FOOT TO GO UNDER SHOE OF THE SHOVEL WHILE SWINGING

1985 · 3 incidents

April 19, 1985 PA · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Reading Anthracite Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

BLACK LUNG

April 16, 1985 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Reading Anthracite Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

BLACK LUNG

April 3, 1985 PA · Coal drill helper DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Reading Anthracite Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

1984 · 1 incident

October 9, 1984 PA · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Reading Anthracite Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED MANWAS LIFTING ACETYLENE TANK ON CART EMPLOYEE GOT PAIN IN UPPER LEFDT CA CK AND PART OF LEFT LEG & BUTTOCKS.

1983 · 1 incident

June 15, 1983 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Reading Anthracite Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIPPED WHILE REPAIRING 41-B DOXER AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.