Mining Incidents

Wapinski Strip: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Fir International Ltd
Robinson, Indiana County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3607133

MSHA record for Wapinski Strip (mine ID 3607133). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Jun 1983
Ownership history
  1. Gold Lion Mining Corp 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Wapinski Strip sits in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.4% 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.
Indiana County, Pennsylvania · Population 83,213
2.4%
Mining share of county employment
$58,739
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

1983 · 1 incident

June 23, 1983 PA · Coal mechanic helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Gold Lion Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I WAS HELPING THE MECHANIC CHANGE A UNIVERSAL JOINT ON A DAVEY DRILL WHILE KNOCKING OUT THE OLD UNIVERSAL A CHIP FLEW OFF AND STRUCK ME IN THE RIGHT FOREARM