Mining Incidents

William Socko Stripping Coal

Minersville, Schuylkill County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3606912

MSHA record for William Socko Stripping (mine ID 3606912). 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
1998
Latest incident
Jun 1998
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
2
inspections on record
14
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 14 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q2 669 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1998 · 1 incident

June 29, 1998 PA · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Coal Contractors (1991) Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS RESOCKETING DRAG ROPE ON A MANITOWAC 4600 DRAGLINE. WHEN HE STRUCK A STEEL PIN WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER A CHIP OF STEEL CHIPPED OFF THE PIN AND BECAME LODGED IN HIS CALF.

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