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Elk Run 101 Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Lion Mining Company · Underground
Elkton, Columbiana County, OH  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3304219

MSHA record for Elk Run 101 Mine (mine ID 3304219). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1991
Latest incident
Apr 1991
Ownership history
  1. Pittsburgh & Ohio Coal Company 1990 to 1991
  2. Lion Mining Company 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Elk Run 101 Mine sits in Columbiana County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Columbiana County, Ohio · Population 101,203
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$58,474
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

April 5, 1991 OH · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lion Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING EDGE OF POWER CENTER FROM TRUCK TO FRONT END LOADER BUCKET WITH PRY BAR WHEN HE PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK.