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Waterman Strip: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Waterman, Indiana County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3607453

Waterman Strip has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1984–1985
Latest incident
Oct 1985
Ownership history
  1. Kent Coal Mining Company 1983 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)
1990 0
1989 0
1988 2 5,240
1987 3 6,686
1986 19 86,828
1985 29 129,008
1984 24 115,686
1983 16 65,194
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Waterman 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

2 on file

1985 · 1 incident

October 28, 1985 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kent Coal Mining Company · Fall from machine

EMP WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF DOZER HE STEPPED IN A RUT TWISTING ANKLE CAUSING HIM TO FALL

1984 · 1 incident

December 18, 1984 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kent Coal Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMP WAS LAYING UNDER DOZER TIGHTENING UP TILT LINES ON M ACHINE WHEN CHUNK OF RUST STRUCK EYE