ANTHRACIT E REGIO N STATISTICA L REPORTS

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1 ANTHRACIT E REGIO N STATISTICA L REPORTS

2 ANTHRACITE REGIO N Production, Employes, Fatalities, 1870 to 1994 Fatalities No. Per of Production 1,000,000 Min e Production Bank Stripping per Tons Inspec- Year (Net Tons) Production* Production* Employes Fatalities Fatality Produced tor s ,172,004 35, , ,532,252 37, , ,567,973 44, , ,001,521 48, , ,930,240 53, , ,402,646 69, , ,440,666 70, , ,727,213 66, , ,900,966 63, , ,036,600 68, , ,974,532 73, , ,202,558 76, , ,057,430 82, , ,747,369 91, , ,468, , , ,232, , , ,950, , , ,156, , , ,635, , , ,650, , , ,986, , , ,701, , , ,226, , , ,841, , , ,966, , , , ,948, , , , ,843, , , , ,581, , , , ,812, , , , ,518,331 1,055, , , ,363,396 1,818, , , ,094,665 2,009, , , ,340,935 2,965, , , ,232,585 4,119, , , ,594,369 3,440, , , ,647,020 3,987, ,254, , ,139,510 4,880, , , ,056,412 5,630, , , ,543,243 4,635, , , ,223,833 5,206, , , ,683,994 5,412, , , ,917,176 4,555, , , ,426,869 4,317, , , ,626,964 2,934, , , ,189,641 2,702, , ,

3 ANTHRACITE REGIO N Production, Employes, Fatalities, 1870 to 1994 Fatalities No. Per of Production 1,000,000 Min e Production Bank Stripping per Tons Inspec- Year (Net Tons) Production* Production* Employes Fatalities Fatality Produced tor s ,377,706 3,418, , , ,680,198 4,432, , , ,445,299 6,408, , , ,445,794 7,246, , , ,838,024 3,616, , , ,636,036 5,435, , , ,358,642 1,842, , , ,910,201 2,525, , , ,653,641 4,212, , , ,277,449 1,141, , , ,334, , , , ,874,500 1,365, , , ,367,154 1,841, , , ,552,312 1,614, , , ,985, , , , ,776, , , , ,115,387 1,468,572 % 138, , ,501,511 1,062,853 3,545, , , ,507,577 2,090,996 4,308, , , ,798,951 1,516,393 4,461, , , ,359,111 1,876,700 4,962, , , ,264,016 1,411,988 3,757,678 99, , ,700,296 1,882,062 5,014,052 99, , ,269,511 2,031,432 5,080,344 96, , ,399,707 2,347,269 5,308,049 93, , ,526,454 2,599,280 6,010,364 90, , ,942,177 3,689,538 7,855,945 88, , ,939,629 4,045,970 9,657,307 83, , ,511,730 7,715,860 8,688,896 79, , ,112,589 10,527,481 10,925,619 78, , ,901,235 9,454,205 10,521,174 76, , ,978,710 9,214,678 12,912,992 80, , ,227,985 7,076,796 12,691,382 80, , ,108,810 6,735,688 13,485,837 80, , ,710,118 4,823,144 11,081,087 79, , ,339,255 4,027,249 12,291,325 75, , ,389,055 4,843,834 11,376,379 70, , ,067,130 4,710,495 11,019,185 66, , ,495,391 3,892,083 8,883,984 56, , ,612,312 3,055,528 7,852,186 44, , ** 25,934,792 3,618,121 7,826,029 37, , ,175,633 4,336,168 8,527,613 35, , ,163,466 4,356,958 7,831,511 32, , ,456,474 2,711,152 7,001,422 26, , ,670,615 2,981,696 7,272,661 24, , ,721,113 3,006,803 7,138,743 20, ,

4 ANTHRACITE REGIO N Production, Employes, Fatalities, 1870 to 1994 Fatalities No. Per of Production 1,000,000 Min e Production Bank Stripping per Tons Inspec- Year (Net Tons) Production* Production* Employes Fatalities Fatality Produced tor s ,506,612 2,418,433 7,279,371 16, , ,496,315 2,829,421 6,942,675 14, , ,411,202 2,965,213 7,552,995 14, , ,524,687 3,013,307 7,248,900 13, , ,229,817 2,611,189 5,996,536 11, ,778, ,031,375 2,662,558 5,317,432 9, ,406, ,552,441 3,335,557 4,910,209 7, ,283, ,025,482 3,571,862 4,918,353 6, ,756, ,165,805 3,319,018 4,696,123 6, , ,248,001 2,956,707 4,624,610 6, ,312, ,187,961 2,492,178 4,450,457 5, ,093, ,462,093 2,072,658 3,492,444 4, ,154, ,293,013 2,305,265 3,284,905 4, ,293, ,090,421 2,645,613 2,812,618 3, ,045, ,628,741 2,520,415 2,511,703 3, ,628, ,291,776 1,817,306 2,958,115 3, ,291, ,060,689 1,663,864 2,896,979 3, , ,036,807 1,480,352 2,961,727 3, ,036, ,835,118 1,331,655 2,961,129 3, ,835, ,983,149 1,945,054 3,454,821 3, ,994, ,125,389 1,256,640 3,247,489 3, ,125, ,993, ,493 2,525,882 3, ,923, ,590 1,887,531 3, ,923, ,893, ,076 2,708,194 3, ,228,623 1,046,252 3,428,652 3, , ,748, ,342 2,433,025 2, ,249, ,225,696 1,117,775 3,492,876 2, ,180, ,433 2,952,581 2, ,180, ,375, ,850 2,247,395 2, ,375, ,414, ,875 1,908,545 2, ,414, ,846,247 1,992,433 2,473,295 2,289 la 4,846, ,879,958 2,373,570 2,049, ,170,398 2,933,712 1,739,135 2, ,585, ,973,806 5,453,347 2,162,126 2, ,986, @ * Included in Total Productio n # No accurate record previous to 1870 f No accurate record previous to 1894 % No accurate record previous to 1932 ** In 1955 and subsequent years the production, employes, fatalities, etc., of deep mines employing fewer than five (5) persons inside are included in this Estimate d a Surface mining fatal.

5 PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE REGIO N PRODUCTION OF COAL, EMPLOYES, AND FATALITIES BY COUNT Y 1994 ANNUA L County Deep Mine d Production Strip Mine d Production Refuse & Bank Production (Net Tons ) TION Dee p Employes Stri p Employes Refuse & Bank Employes Breaker & Washer y Employes TOTAL Fatal Productio n EMPLOYES Accidents Per Fatal TOTA L PRODUC- Nonfata l Accident s Carbon - - 1,696,232 1,696, Columbia 93,914 71, , Dauphin 1,817-6,636 8, ~J Lackawanna - 222, , Luzerne - 288,020 1,022,8714 1,310, Northumberland 48,529 62,532 1,705,895 1,816, Schuylkill ,073 1,517,985 1,021,710 2,753, , ,753, Sullivan REGION TOTAL 358,333 2,162,126 5,453,347 7,973, , ,986,

6 SUMMARY OF ANTHRACITE MINES PRODUCTION AND FATALITIES BY DISTRICT/COUNT Y PENNSYLVANIA 1994 ANNUAL Number TOTA L Number of Breaker NUMBER Number Number Refuse Breaker Dee p Deep-Surface Number of Refuse Number and OF of of Non- and and Mine Opera- of Deep and Bank of Strip Washery OPERA- Gaseous Gaseous Deep Bank Strip Washery TOTAL Produc - Districts/County tors* Mines Mines Mines Plants TIONS Mines Mines Employes Employes Employes Employes EMPLOYES tion Strip Refuse and Mine TOTAL Produc- Number Bank Mines Produc- PRODUC- No. of tion Per Non-fata l Production tion TION Fatals Fatal Accidents , , , ,874 1,036,066 1,036, , , , ,942 1,435,926 1,475, , , , , ,591 11, ,42 2 Carbon , , Columbia ,420 71, Dauphi n 6, Lackawanna 222, , Luzerne , , , Northumberland ,855 62, , Schuylkill ,905 1,517,985 2,129,890 Sullivan REGION TOTAL , ,333 5,453,347 2,162,126 7,973, ,986, * Due to some companies operating in more than one district/county, this figure does not represent the actual number of total coal mine operators -

7 ANTHRACITE REGIO N OPERATORS PRODUCING 25,000 OR MORE TONS OF COA L 1994 DEEP DISTRICT NO. & SURFACE COUNTY CODE NO. OPERATIONS ARE IN OPERATORS PRODUCTION EMPLOYEES 4, 13C Panther Creek Partners 1,696, , 49C *Susquehanna Mt. Carmel, Inc./ 1,439, Susquehanna Coal Co. 1, 40C Continental Energy Assoc., Ltd. 448, , 3, 4 Devil's Hole, Inc. 373, , 54C Reading Anthracite Co. 352, C Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co. 324, C Jeddo-Highland Coal Co. 261, C, 54C Blaschak Coal Corp. 224, C Archbald Power Corp. 222, , 40C Diamond Coal Co., Inc. 213, C Kuperavage Coal Co., Joe 143, , 49C White Coal Co., Inc., Wilbur 118, C, 54C Coal Contractors (1991), Inc. 110, , 40C HUD, Inc. t/a Emerald Anthracite 108, , 54C Harriman Coal Corp., The 94, U A E Coal Corp. Assoc. 93, C Packer V Coal Co. 90, C K & K Coal Co. 64, C UGI Utilities, Inc. 51, C CLS Coal Co. 40, , 40C Silverbrook Anthracite 27, C EOJ, Inc. 25, C Hegins Mining 25,169 4 * Tonnage reports identical : Received reports from surface and deep inspector for this operator with the same permit number. Unaware of the reason. Therefore, the amount of production could be wrong. It is either as shown or half of the total figure. both ways. Also it was listed as operators name show n

8 Year Date Colliery 1847 Feb. Spencer 1869 Sep. 6 Avondal e 1870 Ma r.. 22 Potts Aug. 10 Heins & Glassmire Aug. 29 Preston No May 27 West Pittston Oct. 2 Otto Red Ash 1873 June 10 Henry Clay 1877 May 9 Wadesvill e 1878 Jan. 15 Pott s 1879 May 6 Audenrie d Nov. 2 Mill Creek 1880 May 3 Lykens Valley 1882 May 24 Kohinoo r 1884 Aug. 21 Buck Ridge 1885 Apr. 6 Cuyler 1886 Aug. 11 West En d Oct. 21 Plymouth No. 2 Dec. 18 Nanticoke No. 1 Aug. 3 0 Fair Lawn Sep. 13 Marvin e Nov. 26 Conyngham 1887 Apr. 27 Tunne l Oct. 1 Bas t 1889 May 9 Kaska, William.1890 Feb. 1 Nottingham Mar. 3 S. Wilkes-Barre No. Apr. 2 Susquehanna No. 4 May 15 Jersey No. 8 ANTHRACITE ACCIDENTS IN WHICH FIVE OR MORE PERSONS WERE KILLE D Spencer Coal Co. Company Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co. Locust Dale Coal Co. Heins & Glassmir e Preston Coal & Improvement Co. Lehigh Valley Railroad Co. Cain, Hacker & Coo k Langdon & Co., R. Wadesville Shaft Colliery D. & H. Canal Co. Short Mountain & Heckscher & Co., R. Heaton & Co., S. M. West End Coal Co. D. & H. Coal Co. Susquehanna Coal Co. Fair Lawn Coal Co. D. & H. Coal Co. D. & H. Coal Co. L. C. & N. Co. Susquehanna Coal Co. Location of Number Colliery Cause of Accident Killed Pottsville 7 Plymouth Mine fire 11 0 Locust Dale Boiler Explosion 5 Middleport Cage fell down shaft 9 Girardville Car fell down slope 7 West Pittston Suffocated by smoke from burning 2 0 breaker Branch Dale 5 Shamokin 1 0 Wadesville 7 Locust Dale 5 Audenried 6 Mill Creek 5 Shamokin 5 Shenandoah 5 Shamokin Mine fire 7 Raven Run Fall of Roof 1 0 Mocanaqua Suffocated by gas from boiler fire 1 0 Plymouth 6 Nanticoke Inrush of quicksand 2 6 Scranton 6 Scranton Suffocated by gas 8 Wilkes-Barre 1 2 Ashland Suffocated by gas 5 Big Mine Run 5 Middleport Car fell on cage in shaft 1 0 Plymouth 8 Wilkes-Barre 8 Nanticoke 5 Ashley 26

9 Year Date Colliery 1891 Feb. 4 Spring Mountain No. 1 ANTHRACITE ACCIDENTS IN WHICH FIVE OR MORE PERSONS WERE KILLE D Location o f Colliery Spring Mountain Coal Co. Jeanesvill e Oct. Nov Richardso n Susquehanna No. 1 Susquehanna Coal Co. Glen Carbon Nanticok e 1892 Apr. 2 0 Lytl e Lytle Coal Co. Minersvill e July 23 York Farm Pottsvill e 1893 Apr. 1 Neilso n Langdon & Co., Inc., A. L. Shamokin July 22 Susquehanna No. 1 Susquehanna Coal Co. Nanticoke 1893 Sep. 21 Lance No. 11 Plymouth 1894 Feb. 13 Gaylord Kingston Coal Co. Plymouth July 1 7 East Sugar Loaf Linderman & Skeer Stockto n Oct. 8 Luke Fidle r Mineral Railroad& Mining Co. Shamoki n Oct Feb. 1 8 Oct June 2 8 Oct Jan. 1 3 Sep. 2 8 Oct May 2 6 Oct. 1 Henry Clay West Bear Ridg e Dorrance Twi n S. Wilkes-Barre No. 3 Wadesvill e Jermyn No. 1 Von Storch Kaska, William Midvale Newton Coal Co. Jermyn & Co. D. & H. Coal Co. Dodson Coal Co. Shamoki n Mahanoy Plan e Wilkes-Barr e Pittsto n Wilkes-Barr e Wadesvill e Rendham Scranton Middlepor t Wilkes-Barre Nov. 5 Exeter West Pittsto n 1900 Nov. 9 Buck Mountain Mill Creek Coal Co. Mahanoy City 1901 Oct. 25 Buttonwood Parrish Coal Co. Plymouth 1902 Nov. 2 9 Luke Fidle r Mineral Railroad & Mining Co. Shamokin Dec. 9 S. Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre 1904 Jan. 3 0 Maple Hil l Mahanoy City May 5 Lance Plymouth May 5 Locust Ga p Locust Gap May 25 Williamstown Summit Branch Mining Co. Williamstown Nov. 2 Auchincloss Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co. Nanticoke Cause of Accident Drowned-water from old working s Suffocated by ga s Drowned-water from old workings Mine fir e Fall of Roof Explosion of powder & dynamit e Mine fir e Boiler explosio n Fall of Roo f Crosshead fell down shaft Mine fir e Mine fir e Drowned-water from old working s Mine fire Car fell on cage in shaft Explosion of powder & dynamite Explosion of powder & dynamite Explosion of powder & dynamit e Mine fire Suffocated by gas from min e locomotive Falling down shaft Number Killed

10 Year Date 1905 Feb. 1 8 Mar. 9 Apr May 1 5 Aug. 6 Lytl e Clear Sprin g Conyngham Colliery Shenandoah Cit y Susquehanna No. 7 ANTHRACITE ACCIDENTS IN WHICH FIVE OR MORE PERSONS WERE KILLED Lytle Coal Co. Clear Spring Coal Co. D. & H. Coal Co. Company Susquehanna Collieries Co. Location of Colliery Minersvill e West Pittstow n Wilkes-Barr e Shenandoa h Nanticok e 1907 Mar. 2 Holden Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co. Taylo r 1908 June 18 Johnson No. 1 Scranton Coal Co. Pricebur g May 1 2 Mount Lookou t Temple Iron Co. Wyomin g May 1 3 Prospec t Midval e July 1 5 Aug. 2 8 Williamstown Warior Run Summit Branch Mining Co. Williamstow n Wilkes-Barr e 1909 Mar. 2 Pennsylvania No. 1 4 Pennsylvania Coal Co. Pittsto n Nov. 9 Auchincloss Glen Alden Coal Co. Nanticok e 1910 Jan. 11 Nottingham Plymout h N Mar. 12 S. Wilkes-Barre No. 5 Wilkes-Barr e 1911 Apr. 7 May 10 May Sep. 1 2 Oct. 3 Pancoas t Plymouth No. 5 Cameron Marvin e Drifton No. 2 Price-Pancoast Coal Co. Delaware & Hudson Co. Mineral Railroad & Mining Co. Delaware & Hudson Co. Coxe Bros. Co., Inc. Throop Dorrancetown Shamokin Scranton Freeland 1912 Jan. 9 Parrish Parrish Coal Co. Plymouth 1913 Aug. 2 East Brookside Tower City 1914 May 2 9 Sep. 1 6 Dec. 9 Mary d Lehigh No. 4 Diamond Maryd Coal Col. Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co. Mary d Lansfor d Scranto n 1915 Feb. 17 Prospect Wilkes-Barr e 1916 Feb. 8 Lance No. 11 Plymout h Mar. 9 Hollenback No. 2 Wilkes-Barr e Aug. 8 Woodward Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Rialroad Co. Edwardsvill e 1919 June 5 Baltimore Tunnel Hudson Coal Co. Wilkes-Barr e July 8 Lansford Lehigh Coal& Navigation Co. Lansford Fall of Roof Cause of Accident Falling down shaf t Falling down shaf t Explosion of powder & dynamit e Fall of Roo f Explosion of powder & dynamit e Mine car s Mine fire Mine fire Suffocated by gas from underground fir e Mine Car s Cave-in Overwinding of cag e Falling down shaft Explosion of power & dynamite Number Killed

11 ANTHRACITE ACCIDENTS IN WHICH FIVE OR MORE PERSONS WERE KILLED Year Date Colliery Location of Colliery 1921 Mar. 9 Rahn Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co. See k 1922 Nov. 3 Eddy Creek Hudson Coal Co. Scranton 1923 Feb. 2 1 Allianc e Alliance Coal Mining Co. Middlepor t June 26 Richards Susquehanna Collieries Co. Mount Carme l Dec. 8 Mount Jessup No. 2 Mount Jessup Coal Co. Jessu p 1924 June 6 Loomis Glen Alden Coal Co. Nanticok e 1925 May 22 Woodward Glen Alden Coal Co. Edwardsvill e Aug. 3 Dorrance Wilkes-Barr e 1926 May 6 Randolph So. Penn Collieries Co. Port Carbon July 3 Pettebone Glen Alden Coal Co. Kingsto n Oct. 30 Susquehanna No. 7 Susquehanna Collieries Co. Nanticok e 1927 May 26 Woodward Glen Alden Coal Co. Edwardsville 1928 May 25 Baltimore No. 5 Hudson Coal Co Aug. 8 Gilberton 1931 May 29 Richards Susquehanna Collieries Co Jan. 21 Gilberton May 7 S. Wilkes-Barre Glen Alden Coal Co Aug. 24 Clear Spring Sullivan Trail Coal Co Apr. 27 St. Clair St. Clair Coal Co. June 2 Volpe Volpe Mining Co Sep. 24 Primrose M. & S. Coal Co Jan. 1 5 Nottingha m Glen Alden Coal Co. Apr. 1 0 Schooley Knox Coal Co. Dec. 11 Franklin 1951 Mar. 29 Buttonwood Glen Alden Coal Co Mar. 27 Holmes Slope Cano & Martin, Inc Jan. 22 Ewen 1977 Mar. 1 Porter Tunnel Knox Coal Co. Kocher Coal Co. Wilkes-Barre Gilberton Mount Carmel Gilberton Premature blas t Fall of Roo f Cause of Accident Fall of Roof, followed by a n explosion of gas Fall of Roo f Wilkes-Barre Piece of rock fell down shaft, struck cage West Pittston St. Clair Pittston Twp. Minersville Wilkes-Barre Exeter Boro. Wilkes-Barre Hanover Twp. Forrestville Port Griffith Tower City Drown-blast blew through to ol d working s Drown - river broke into min e Inrush of wate r Numbe r Kille d