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Dark Hollow I: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Phil A Bowman
Oak Hill, Jackson County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3303747

Dark Hollow I has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1995.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1995–1998
Latest incident
Aug 1998
Ownership history
  1. Stewart Coal Company 1979 to 1995
  2. R A Eberts Company Inc 1995 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)
1999 18 79,944
1998 15 148,568
1997 17 153,806
1996 18 181,462
1995 13 103,517
1994 19 156,655
1993 18 123,384
1992 17 68,637
1991 15 58,740
1990 12 68,042
1989 13 61,769
1988 12 90,573
1987 11 69,110
1986 12 58,429
1985 7 42,221
1984 7 61,540
1983 6 27,821
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Dark Hollow I sits in Jackson County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Jackson County, Ohio · Population 32,588
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$58,409
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

1998 · 1 incident

August 18, 1998 OH · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
R A Eberts Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE UNCOUPLING HOSE FROM A PUMP WHICH WAS PLUGGED WITH DEBRIS, MUD, ETC AND THE BOWL OF THE PUMP HAD EVIDENTLY HEATED UP DUE TO NOW PUMPING THROUGH. WHEN EMPLOYEE TOOK COUPLER OFF HOT STE AM AND WATER SPRAYED HIS BACK CAUSING IT TO BE BURNED.

1995 · 1 incident

February 24, 1995 OH · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stewart Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE HURT HIS LEG WORKING IN THE TRIPPLE. HE WENT OUT OF THE TIPPLE AND WAS WORKING DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT 100 FT FROM THE TIPPLE WHEN HE GOT DIZZY AND PASSED OUT FALLING AND BROKE HIS JAW OF TEET AND PIT HIS TONGUE.