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Wesott Inc: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Wesott Inc · Surface
Controlled by Gary F Westrick
Bakerton, Cambria County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3605857

Wesott Inc has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1989.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1989–1991
Latest incident
Apr 1991
Ownership history
  1. Wesott Inc 1975 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 3 4,677
1993 6 20,252
1992 11 32,478
1991 10 26,196
1990 12 54,309
1989 14 38,993
1988 14 28,193
1987 13 43,751
1986 12 58,502
1985 12 39,902
1984 12 30,011
1983 11 57,654
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Wesott Inc sits in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Cambria County, Pennsylvania · Population 132,355
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$56,292
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

1991 · 1 incident

April 8, 1991 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wesott Inc · Struck by falling object

UNLOADING 55 GALLON DRUM FROM THE BACK OF COMPANY VEHICLE. ATTEMPTED TO ROLL BARREL TO THE BACK OF COMPANY VEHICLE. LOST FOOTING FELL BACKWARDS ON TOP OF A TIE DOWN EYELET, DRUM FELL ON LEG.

Show 1 earlier incidents

1989 · 1 incident

March 5, 1989 PA · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Wesott Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPL DROVE PICKUP TRUCK OFF TWP RD 551 OVER FIELD APPROX 180 FT OVER DIVERSON DITCH THEN OVER HIGHWALL 50' LANDING IN PIT. EMPL BLOOD ALCOHOL WAS 2.4.