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Collins Strip: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Blackfork, Lawrence County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3300986

MSHA record for Collins Strip (mine ID 3300986). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1984–1987
Latest incident
Aug 1987
Ownership history
  1. Collins Mining Company Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Collins Strip 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

4 on file

1987 · 2 incidents

August 31, 1987 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Collins Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE REMOVING 5 HYDRAULIC PUMP FROM A "TERES" ROCK TRUCK, THE PUMP FELL LOOSE ONTO I,NAME 3RD FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND. I,NAME A MECHANIC, WAS WORKING BENEATH THE PUMP WHILE REMOVEL TOOK PLACE , THE PUMP FELL3CRUSHING THE BONE AND SEVERLY CUTTING, THE 3RD FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND.

July 3, 1987 OH · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Collins Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

STEPPED IN OIL 8PLILLED ON TRUCK.WORKMAN SLIPPED AND CREELED ANKLE TEARING LIGAMENTS IN ANKLE.

1984 · 2 incidents

May 9, 1984 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Collins Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME & I.NAME WERE PUTTING A FAN BELT ON A KAMSEE THEY WERE USING A BAR TO HOLD DOWN A SPRING THE BAR SLIPPED AND I.NAME GOT HIS THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PULLIE AND THE BELT

April 20, 1984 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Collins Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object

I NAME WAS DOXING UP A ROOF AND THE ROOF THREW UP SOME DIRT AND HIT HIM IN THE EYE IRRITADED HIS EYE CAUSING REDNESS.