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Viable Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Arch Resources Inc
Mapletown, Greene County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3607978

Viable Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Jun 1988
Ownership history
  1. Patriot Mining Company Inc 1987 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)
1995 0
1994 0
1993 1 23,735
1992 3 28,681
1991 2 66,876
1990 2 38,408
1989 2 14,771
1988 2 35,082
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Viable Mine 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

1988 · 1 incident

June 2, 1988 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Patriot Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

STANDING ON MACHINE LADDER OF A 400 HOUGH INSTALLING THE RIGHT HAND RAIL LOST BALANCE AND FELL OFF LADDER LANDING ON LEFT FOOT TURNING IT UNDER