Mines in Athens County, Ohio
Athens County, Ohio has 34 mines on MSHA's register: 2 active, 32 abandoned. 22 are coal mines and 12 metal or non-metal. 3 miners have died and 80 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1985 and 2025. Inspectors have issued 313 citations.
Every mine MSHA has registered in Athens County, working or not, with the accident, fatality and citation record each one carries on this site. Active mines are listed first, then the rest by the weight of their record.
- Mines on register
- 34
- Active
- 2
- Fatalities on record
- 3
- Citations issued
- 313
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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.Mines plot only where MSHA holds a surveyed coordinate for the site; mines the agency locates to a town, county or state centroid are in the counts and the list above but not drawn. Click a point for the mine's status and record.
| Operator | Mines | Active | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| CCU Coal and Construction LLC | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Diamond Stone Quarries Inc | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Waterloo Coal Company Inc | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| American Mining Co | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Angel Corp | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Athens Building Material | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Avis Coal Company | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| B & C Coal Company Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bailey Coal Company | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Basic Energy Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Mckee Materials LLCActive 0 fatal 30 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Mckee Materials LLC · MSHA ID 3303466
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CCU Athens StripActive 0 fatal 7 citationsSurface coal · CCU Coal & Construction LLC · MSHA ID 3304637
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Diamond No 1Abandoned 2 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Diamond Stone Quarries Inc · MSHA ID 3300059
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DIAMOND STONEAbandoned 1 fatal 25 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Waterloo Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 3300058
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Buckingham MineAbandoned 0 fatal 136 citationsFacility coal · CCU Coal and Construction LLC · MSHA ID 3304389
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BT Materials Inc.Abandoned 0 fatal 45 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · BT Materials Inc. · MSHA ID 3304464
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Hewett ForkAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface coal · Avis Coal Company · MSHA ID 3303947
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Cochran Transportation Services, Inc.Abandoned 0 fatal 39 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Cochran Transportation Service Inc · MSHA ID 3304269
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PutnamAbandoned 0 fatal 18 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Elko Aggregate, LLC · MSHA ID 3304749
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Athens Hocking Clay MineAbandoned 0 fatal 11 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Kilbarger Construction Inc · MSHA ID 3304432
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BLACK TOP CONTRACTINGAbandoned 0 fatal 1 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Black Top Contracting Inc · MSHA ID 3304272
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Stewart PlantAbandoned 0 fatal 1 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · The Olen Corporation · MSHA ID 3304182
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Albany PitAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface coal · Eberts Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 3303967
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Athens Sand & GravelAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Athens Building Material · MSHA ID 3301397
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Bailey Run MineAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsUnderground coal · Bailey Coal Company · MSHA ID 3300651
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Basic Energy MineAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsUnderground coal · Basic Energy Inc · MSHA ID 3303670
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Carbondale TippleAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsFacility coal · Valley Coal Corp · MSHA ID 3303596
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Ginsburg Mine (B & C Coal Co )Abandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface coal · B & C Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 3303995
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Glen Ebon Prep PlantAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsFacility coal · Peabody Coal Company · MSHA ID 3301933
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Glouster Surface MineAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface coal · Buckingham Coal Company · MSHA ID 3304450
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J R C StripAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface coal · Lyle Construction Inc · MSHA ID 3303505
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Johnson RunAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsUnderground coal · Drydock Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 3304296
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Kimberly TippleAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsFacility coal · Angel Corp · MSHA ID 3303610
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Marietta Run StripAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface coal · Dominion Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 3301897
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Mason Hill MineAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface coal · Lee & Lawson Inc · MSHA ID 3303926
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Miami SpringsAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface coal · Miami Springs Properties Inc · MSHA ID 3303663
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Minkers RunAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface coal · Wharton Supply Company · MSHA ID 3303299
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Nelsonville PitAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface coal · Daft Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 3303996
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Nelsonville Pit And MillAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · J A Wallace Company · MSHA ID 3303249
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Plant A-2Abandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Blazer Materials Corp · MSHA ID 3301469
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Sharpsburg StripAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface coal · Hem Coal Company · MSHA ID 3303354
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Sharpsburg StripAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface coal · Jennette Drilling Company · MSHA ID 3303491
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Smoke RiseAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface coal · Nutter Brothers Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 3304118
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Srarpsburg StripAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface coal · American Mining Co · MSHA ID 3303492
Status, type and operator are as reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts are MSHA's reportable accident records for the mine; citations are inspector-issued violations on record. Each mine's own page carries the full detail.
The register is MSHA's Mine Data Retrieval System: every operation ever assigned a mine ID, including ones abandoned decades ago, so the count is a history of mining in the county, not a count of working mines. A mine's county is the one its operator reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts start with MSHA's reportable-accident records (1983 onward); citation counts are inspector-issued violations on record. We are an independent research tool, not MSHA.