Mining Incidents

7400 Strip: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Ferris Theresa A
Elkton, Columbiana County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3301816

MSHA record for 7400 Strip (mine ID 3301816). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1984–1991
Latest incident
Jan 1991
Ownership history
  1. Ferris Coal Company Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

7400 Strip sits in Columbiana County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Columbiana County, Ohio · Population 101,203
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$58,474
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1991 · 1 incident

1986 · 1 incident

August 21, 1986 OH · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ferris Coal Company Inc · Fall down stairs

WAS GOING UP ST9PS TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS ON THE ROAW COAL DUMP AND GOT DIZZY, PAST OUT AND FELL TO FLOOR.

1984 · 1 incident

October 26, 1984 OH · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Ferris Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING SCREW ON A CIRCUIT-BREAKER WHICH WAS ENERGIZED VOLTAGE ARCED TO GROUND. THE ARC CAUSED BURNS