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Montgomery Pit: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Sands Mining Corp · Surface
Controlled by Sands Gene
Zanesville, Muskingum County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3302569

Montgomery Pit has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1983–1991
Latest incident
Jul 1991
Ownership history
  1. Sands Mining Corp 1950 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 0
1993 4 5,552
1992 26 127,545
1991 41 245,978
1990 28 121,619
1989 24 34,528
1988 21 6,316
1987 20
1986 34 76,593
1985 51 130,676
1984 57 195,151
1983 41 146,876
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Montgomery Pit sits in Muskingum County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 1.0% 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.
Muskingum County, Ohio · Population 86,382
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$59,203
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1991 · 2 incidents

July 8, 1991 OH · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Sands Mining Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED IS OFF AGAIN BEGINNING 7-8-91. NEW INJURY, NOT REOCCURANCE.

May 22, 1991 OH · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sands Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

LOOSE MATERIAL SAME LOOSE AND HIT THE LOADER EE WAS SCRATCHED ON THE ARM AND HAS A BRUISED ARM AND KNEE.

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1990 · 1 incident

September 25, 1990 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sands Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME HIT HIMSELF IN THE EYE WITH A SCREW DRIVER. HE STATED THAT HE HAD LAID HIS SAFETY GLASSES DOWN BECAUSE HE COULDN'T SEE. HE HAD PREVIOUS EYE SURGERY.

1983 · 2 incidents

July 26, 1983 OH · Coal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Sands Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HOIST CABLE ON DRAGLINE BROKE & CAME THROUGH THE CAB OF THE DRAGLINE RESULTING IN INJURY.

July 26, 1983 OH · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Sands Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HOIST CABLE ON DRAGLINE BROKE & CAME THROUGH THE CAB OF THE DRAGLINE RESULTING IN INJURY.