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M & M Strip: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Controlled by John Hess
Sugarcreek, Tuscarawas County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3303938

M & M Strip has had 1 fatality among 9 reportable incidents since 1986.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1986–1995
Latest incident
Jan 1995
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1
inspections on record
2
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: 2 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Miller Mining Inc 1983 to 1998
  2. Copperhead Coal Company 1998 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)
2000 3
1999 13 16,173
1998 9
1997 58 271,056
1996 80 407,190
1995 71 387,116
1994 76 393,899
1993 81 521,935
1992 64 431,000
1991 67 350,434
1990 56 309,695
1989 48 227,724
1988 42 150,534
1987 32 89,106
1986 22 54,334
1985 12 69,284
1984 2 5,942
1983 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

M & M Strip sits in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 1.3% 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.
Tuscarawas County, Ohio · Population 92,585
1.3%
Mining share of county employment
$64,494
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. 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 0 0 0
2000 Q1 2,742 0 0 0.0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
June 3, 1986 OH · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miller Mining Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EITHER CONST WA8 REPLACING FLOOR UNDER GOB CONVEYER THAT DAY AND OUR MEN WERE REPLACING PLANKS IN GOB BIN. PLANKS WER BEING RAISED THROUGH TRAP DOOR ON 2ND FLOOR, I.NAME APPARENTLY WENT UP TO SEE HOW WORK WA8 PROGRESSING AND APPARENTLY STEPPED INTO TRAP DOOR OPENING

Reportable incidents

8 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1995 · 1 incident

January 3, 1995 OH · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miller Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

WHEN ENTERING THE SHOP AREA, I TRIPPED ON AN OVERHEAD CRANE BRACE, FELL FORWARD, STRIKING THE LEFT SIDE OF MY FACE AND NOSE ON A GEAR WHICH WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR.

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1993 · 3 incidents

January 27, 1993 OH · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miller Mining Inc · Fall from machine

MISSED ONE STEP, FELL TO THE GROUND, STRIKING RIGHT SHOULDER. WAS GETTING OFF THE END-DUMP TRUCK I WAS OPERATING.

January 23, 1993 OH · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miller Mining Inc · Fall from machine

AS I WAS CLIMBING ON DOZER TO BEGIN OPERATING 1 SLIPPED DUE TO ICE ON DOZER TRACK & HIT RIBS AGAINST STEPS & FELL

January 15, 1993 OH · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miller Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

WINDOW ON PAN WAS FROZEN SHUT, EE TRIED TO FORCE OPEN, WINDOW OPENED WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE BEING APPLIED. EE WAS CUT ON THUMB.

1990 · 1 incident

March 10, 1990 OH · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miller Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPAIR WORK TURNING PULLEY BELTS TO CHECK WEAR INDEX FINGER GOT CAUGHT CUT OPEN

1988 · 2 incidents

December 12, 1988 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miller Mining Inc · Fall from machine

OPERATOR WAS CLIMBING INTO CAB OF DOZER TO BEGIN DAYS WORK THERE WAS SOME SHOW FROM NIGHT SNOW FLURRIES ON DOZER CAUSING IT TO BE SLIPPERY OPERATOR FELL AND BRUISED HIS TAILBONE.

September 12, 1988 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Miller Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AT APPROX 10:30 PM I.NAME WAS ATTEMPTING TO WALK HIS DOZER FROM THE PIT AREA UP AN ACCESS ROAD TO REINFORCE A DIVERSION DITCH AT THE TIME IT WAS RAINING VERY HARD WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO I.NAME S LACK OF VISIBILITY THINKING HE WAS PAST A LOW WALL AREA HE BEGAN TO TURN THE DOZER RT UPON TURNING THE DOZER BROKE TRACTION CAUSING TH MACHINE TO DROP ALONG THE LOW WALL AND RESTING ON THE

1987 · 1 incident

December 1, 1987 OH · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miller Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING A SMALL TOOL BOX UP ONTO A PLATFORM AND STEPPED BACK DOWN FROM A LADDER ONTO A HOME MADE COAL RAKE WHICH SNAPPED THE HANDLE BETWEEN THE EYES CAUSING AND GASH.