Mining Incidents

Conotton Valley Quarries - South: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Cravat Coal Company · Surface
Controlled by Puskarich Nick J
Belmont County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3303812

MSHA record for Conotton Valley Quarries - South (mine ID 3303812). 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
1988–1990
Latest incident
May 1990
Ownership history
  1. Ohio River Sand & Gravel 1980 to 1981
  2. Cravat Coal Company 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Conotton Valley Quarries - South sits in Belmont County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 4.7% 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.
Belmont County, Ohio · Population 65,982
4.7%
Mining share of county employment
$58,411
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

1990 · 1 incident

May 1, 1990 OH · Metal/Non-Metal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS ON BED OF A CRANE TRUCK LOADING A BACKHOE BUCKET WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.

1988 · 2 incidents

March 23, 1988 OH · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper MACHINERY
Cravat Coal Company · Struck by flying object

EMPL WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON VIBRATOR FRAME WHEN PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.

January 15, 1988 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cravat Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL LIFTING 5 1AL CAN OF FUEL INTO TRUCK WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN.