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DILLES BOTTOM PIT: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Straub Glenn F
Belmont County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3303682

MSHA record for DILLES BOTTOM PIT (mine ID 3303682). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1987–1994
Latest incident
Jul 1994
Ownership history
  1. Ohio River Sand & Gravel 1978 to 1980
  2. Ohio River Sand & Gravel 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

DILLES BOTTOM PIT 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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
May 28, 1987 OH · Metal/Non-Metal security guard, watchman Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ohio River Sand & Gravel · Fall from machine

NO DAMAGE TO EQ6IP.NOT WEARING SAFETY BELT OR HAR HAT-FELL OFF CONVEYOR BELT WHICH WAS LOCKED OUT EMPL INSTRUCTED IN THIS JOB-MINE EQUIP NOT A FACTOR.HELPING CHANGE CONVEYOR BELT AND FELL OFF 12' TO THE GRO6ND AND STRUCK HIS HEAD.

Reportable incidents

6 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1994 · 1 incident

July 20, 1994 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ohio River Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WORKING ON D WATERING PLANT TAKING 18 INCH STEEL PIPE APART USING PICKER WHEN PIPE CAME APART. CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BOTTOM SAND SCREW AND PIPE TORE OFF ALL SKIN 4 FLESH OF LITTLE FINGER RH.

1993 · 3 incidents

August 23, 1993 OH · Metal/Non-Metal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator MACHINERY
Ohio River Sand & Gravel · Struck by flying object

ROCK CAME OUT OF CRUSHER AND HIT HIM IN THE EYE.

June 9, 1993 OH · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ohio River Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WINDOW BROKE WHILE CLOSING. GLASS SLICED FINGERS 15 STITCHES.

April 14, 1993 OH · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ohio River Sand & Gravel · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PUSHING ON PIPELINE FLOATS. PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

1990 · 1 incident

1989 · 1 incident

September 8, 1989 OH · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ohio River Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAKING REPAIRS TO CONVEYOR HOPPER WHILE CUTTING PIECE OF BELTING KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND INDEX FINGER.