Mining Incidents

C A M Co 001: 2 reportable incidents Coal

C A M Company · Surface
Rix Mills, Muskingum County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3303886

MSHA record for C A M Co 001 (mine ID 3303886). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
Oct 1990
Ownership history
  1. C A M Company 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

C A M Co 001 sits in Muskingum County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 1.0% 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.
Muskingum County, Ohio · Population 86,382
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$59,203
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

1990 · 2 incidents

October 2, 1990 OH · Coal auger helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C A M Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE MOVED BY HAND,A HONDA 3" WATER PUMP.THE NEXT DAY HE DID NOT FEEL GOOD WENT TO DOCTOR.EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED AN ABDOMINAL STRAIN.

January 5, 1990 OH · Coal auger operator, auger crew supervisor FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
C A M Company · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

HE HAD JUST HELPED INSTALL THE MOVING WHEELS ON THE AUGER MACHINE IN PREPARATION OF MOVING OUT OF THE AUGER PIT. LOOSE MATERIAL FROM THE TOP SECTION OF THE HIGHWALL (APPROX. 60') FELL WITHOUT WARNING. I.NAME CALLED OUT A WARNING AND HE TRIED TO DIVE UNDER THE AUGER MACHINE FOR PROTECTION. HE WAS COVERED UP FROM THE THIGHS TO FEET. HE SUFFERED A FRACTURE OF BOTH ANKLES AND A BREAK O