Lucky Strike Coal Corp · Fall from machine
...DESCENDING F9OM TRUCK SLIPPED AND FELL ON BACK.
Wanamie: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Wanamie has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1986.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1986–1987
- Latest incident
- Jan 1987
Ownership history
- Blue Coal Corp 1950 to 1973
- Blue Coal Corp 1974 to 1974
- Lucky Strike Coal Corp 1974 to 1991
- Jeddo-Highland Coal Company 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2 | |
| 1989 | 2 | |
| 1988 | 0 | |
| 1987 | 3 | |
| 1986 | 8 | 17,664 |
| 1985 | 6 | 6,478 |
| 1984 | 14 | 1,548 |
| 1983 | 5 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Wanamie sits in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.Luzerne County, Pennsylvania · Population 325,978
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$62,321
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1987 · 1 incident
1986 · 1 incident
Lucky Strike Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING SHOVEL 9IMMER,FELT SHARP PAIN.