August 4, 1987
OH · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
Fatality · OTHER
Blum Coal Company · Drowning
Blum Strip: 1 recorded fatality Coal
Blum Strip has had 1 fatality among 2 reportable incidents since 1986.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1986–1987
- Latest incident
- Aug 1987
Ownership history
- Blum Coal Company 1977 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 3 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 2,804 |
| 1992 | 4 | 8,935 |
| 1991 | 8 | 26,130 |
| 1990 | 10 | 28,149 |
| 1989 | 11 | 45,090 |
| 1988 | 11 | 36,158 |
| 1987 | 6 | |
| 1986 | 8 | 31,258 |
| 1985 | 12 | 45,172 |
| 1984 | 14 | 40,665 |
| 1983 | 11 | 55,890 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Blum Strip sits in Columbiana County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.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.
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
1 on file (excluding fatalities above)1986 · 1 incident
April 9, 1986
OH · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
OTHER
Blum Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I.NAME WAS FUEL3NG HIS DOZER WITH FUEL, HE WAS STANDING BETWEEN THE RIPPER JACKS WHILE DOING THI FUELING. THAT IS WHERE HE HAD THE STROKE & WAS FOUND LAYING NEAR THE RIPPER JACK BY A TRUCK DRI VER FROM JOHNSO3 TRUCKING CO - WESS NOLE