Avis Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
STEPPED ON A ROCK WHEN WALKING OUT OF PIT SPRAINING RIGHT ANKLE
Hewett Fork: 4 reportable incidents Coal
Hewett Fork has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1987.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1987–1990
- Latest incident
- Nov 1990
Ownership history
- Avis Coal Company 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 15 | 68,272 |
| 1990 | 18 | 130,258 |
| 1989 | 17 | 151,018 |
| 1988 | 28 | 134,873 |
| 1987 | 16 | 143,292 |
| 1986 | 7 | 23,103 |
| 1985 | 0 | |
| 1984 | 0 | |
| 1983 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Hewett Fork sits in Athens County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Athens County, Ohio · Population 61,573
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$53,837
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1990 · 2 incidents
October 8, 1990
OH · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Avis Coal Company · Fall from machine
CONDITIONS WERE MUDDY. SLIPPED & SELL GETTING OUT OF DRILL CAUSING SEVERE MUSCLE STRAIN TO LOWER BACK.
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1987 · 2 incidents
Avis Coal Company · Fall from machine
OPERATING DRILL2SETTING UP ON DRILL BENCH,1/3 OF LEVELING JACK ON HARD SURFACE,2/3 ON LOOSE MATERIAL.BASE OF JACK BROKE OFF CAUSING DRILL TO TIP OVER.OPER TORE CARTILAGE IN LEFT KNEE.
August 1, 1987
OH · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Avis Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
OPERATOR WAS WO9KING ON TOP OF TS24 PAN ABOUT SIX FOOT FROM GROUND LEVEL.HE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT ANKLE IN HYDRAULIC LINES AS HE FELL TO GROUND.