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Coonville - Strip: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Mc Cort David J
Union Furnace, Hocking County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3302532

Coonville - Strip has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1985–1991
Latest incident
May 1991
Ownership history
  1. Raven Hocking Coal Corp 1950 to 1973
  2. Mack Energy Company 1973 to 1989
  3. Darmac Combustion Inc 1989 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)
1994 0
1993 0
1992 3 7,775
1991 5 18,709
1990 7 43,960
1989 8 56,310
1988 8 44,800
1987 4 13,675
1986 11 46,138
1985 11 45,305
1984 25 135,685
1983 22 59,737
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Coonville - Strip sits in Hocking 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.
Hocking County, Ohio · Population 27,938
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$61,366
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

1991 · 1 incident

May 27, 1991 OH · Coal FIRE
Darmac Combustion Inc · Accident type, without injuries

LOADER WAS WORKING LOADING AND CARRYING SHOT ROCK WHEN THE OPERATOR WORKING NEXT TO HIM SAW A FINE SPRAY COMING OUT OF THE RADIATOR.BEFORE HE COULD GET OFF HIS MACHINE TO WARN THE LOADER OPERA TOR THE LOADER HAD BURST INTO FLAMES.OPERATOR OF LOADER IMMEDIATELY GOT OUT OF CAT AND JUMPED OFF THE MACHINE.

1985 · 1 incident

August 19, 1985 OH · Coal FIRE
Mack Energy Company · Accident type, without injuries

AFTER INVESTATION BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT NO APPARENT CAUSE WAS DETERMINED.