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Belville Mining Co. Inc.: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Belville Thomas J
Lawrence County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3304123

Belville Mining Co. Inc. has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1991.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1991–1994
Latest incident
Mar 1994
Ownership history
  1. Belville Mining Company Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1998 2
1997 4
1996 1
1995 6
1994 9
1993 15
1992 12
1991 5
1990 2
1989 5
1988 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Belville Mining Co. Inc. sits in Lawrence 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.
Lawrence County, Ohio · Population 57,385
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$54,842
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

1994 · 1 incident

March 14, 1994 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Belville Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS UNPLUGING A LIMESTONE CHUTE WHEN A ROCK ROLLED ON TOP OF HIS RIGHT HAND CUTTING HIS INDESFINGER.

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1991 · 1 incident

June 28, 1991 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Belville Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

LIMESTONE CONE CRUSHER COVER WAS ELEVATED 4' OPF GROUND AT AN ANGLE TO INSPECT UNDERSIDE.A CHAIN CONNECTED THE HOIST AND AN EYELET WELDED TO THE COVER.3 EMPLS WERE BESIDE THE COVER.THE COVER D ROPPED DOWN PINNING THE MECHANICS FOOT.