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Hillcrest Mine (Strip): 2 reportable incidents Coal

Hillcrest Coal · Surface
East Canton, Stark County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3303314

Hillcrest Mine (Strip) has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1987.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1987–1991
Latest incident
Apr 1991
Ownership history
  1. Hillcrest Coal 1974 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)
1997 0
1996 0
1995 1
1994 1
1993 1
1992 2
1991 3 1,689
1990 2 4,599
1989 3 9,380
1988 3 7,291
1987 3 11,858
1986 3 16,116
1985 3 17,570
1984 7 26,302
1983 8 29,441
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Hillcrest Mine (Strip) sits in Stark County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.
Stark County, Ohio · Population 373,764
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$65,740
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 25, 1991 OH · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Hillcrest Coal · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHEN OPERATING DRAGLINE. HOIST CABLE BROKE. HOIST CABLE CAME DOWN AND SHATTERED WINDSHIELD.

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1987 · 1 incident

June 26, 1987 OH · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hillcrest Coal · Fall from machine

MOVING TOOL SHED LOST BALANCE FELL OFF TOP OF FTOOL SHED.