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Deep Mine #1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Sweetwater Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Addair Darlene
Irondale, Jefferson County, OH  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3304167

Deep Mine #1 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1991.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1991
Latest incident
Sep 1991
Ownership history
  1. Beaver Creek Mining Inc 1989 to 1992
  2. Sweetwater Mining Inc 1992 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)
1992 3
1991 14 21,165
1990 10 15,013
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Deep Mine #1 sits in Jefferson County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 1.2% 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.
Jefferson County, Ohio · Population 64,855
1.2%
Mining share of county employment
$56,983
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1991 · 1 incident

September 19, 1991 OH · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Beaver Creek Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING A FAIRCHILD TAILPIECE. HE HAD HIS LEFT HAND RESTING ON TAILPIECE RAILING. THE TAILPIECE CONTACTED THE MINE ROOF AND HE RECEIVED A LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGE R REQUIRING SUTURES.