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Congo: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Avis Coal Company · Surface
Controlled by James F Graham
Corning, Perry County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3304239

MSHA sampling at Congo shows 100% of 2 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard, plus the mine's fatality, citation, and penalty record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1994–1997
Latest incident
Jan 1997
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
2
inspections on record
26
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 26 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Congo shows 100% of 2 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Respirable coal dust
ⓘ Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.

Last sampled: 2000-05-25, 26 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
2
samples
0.22
dust max (mg/m3)
2 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR1
  • ROTARY BUCKET EXCAVATOR OPERATOR1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Avis Coal Company 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
2000 8 59,098
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Congo sits in Perry County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Perry County, Ohio · Population 35,474
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$64,737
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 4,983 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 9,616 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1997 · 1 incident

January 27, 1997 OH · Coal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Avis Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

6ON 1-27-97, EMPLOYEE WAS DRAGGING A 6" PUMP HOSE, THE FOLLOWING MORNIGN THE EMPLOYEE WAS VERY SORE IN THE GROIN AREA. HE NEVER WENT TO THE DR, SORENESS CONTINUED OFF AND ON UNTIL 2-24-97. AFTE RMOVING PUMP AND DRAGGING HOSE A KNOT APPEARED BENEATH RIGHT SIDE OF LOWER GROIN HE WENT TO THE DR 3-3-97. DIAGNOSED AS HERNIA. SURGERY BEING SCHEDULED.

1996 · 1 incident

March 11, 1996 OH · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Avis Coal Company · Struck by falling object

THE EE WAS THE DRIVER OF A 50 TON EUCLID END DUMP. THE TRUCK WAS LOADED GOING UP A RAMP. THE ENGINE QUIT IN PULL, THEN DRIFTED BACK APPROX 20 TO30 FT. UPON SIDE SLOPE & TURNED OVER ON IT'S SID E. THE BATTERY HOLDER BROKE & LET THE BATTERIES GO THROUGH THE SIDE WINDOW HITTING THE OPERATOR IN THE BACK. THE OPERATOR WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.

1994 · 2 incidents

June 2, 1994 OH · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Avis Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WAS SITTING IN A R50 EUCLID ROCK TRUCK WHILE BEING LOADER BY A 992 C LOADER. BACK CAME OUT OF LOADER BUCKET INTO ROCK TRUCK SHAKING OPERATOR.

March 10, 1994 OH · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Avis Coal Company · Struck by rolling or sliding object

30" DRAIN PIPE ROLLED ON TOP OF LEFT ANKLE. WEATHER CONDITIONS MUD & SNOW KEPT HIM FROM GETTING OUT OF THE WAY.