R & E Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I.NAME HELPING ADJUST GOVERNOR ON WELDER,HAD RAG IN RIGHT HAND,IT GOT PULLED INTO FAN ALONG WITH RIGHT HAND CAUSING IT TO GET CUT.
Gasser Strip: 4 reportable incidents Coal
Gasser Strip has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1983–1990
- Latest incident
- Jul 1990
Ownership history
- R & E Coal Company 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 5 | 9,359 |
| 1989 | 7 | 24,313 |
| 1988 | 4 | 5,335 |
| 1987 | 7 | 10,407 |
| 1986 | 7 | 14,487 |
| 1985 | 7 | 19,808 |
| 1984 | 8 | 28,363 |
| 1983 | 9 | 29,818 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Gasser Strip sits in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 1.3% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Tuscarawas County, Ohio · Population 92,585
1.3%
Mining share of county employment
$64,494
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1990 · 1 incident
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1989 · 1 incident
June 2, 1989
OH · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R & E Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
HE HURT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER PICKING UP A 3 INCH WATER PUMP
1985 · 1 incident
May 9, 1985
OH · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
R & E Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MCH. WAS PUTTING NEW PIN IN SCRAPER. HE WAS HOLDING B&O, HELPER WAS TO HIT B&O WITH HAMMER. WHEN HE HIT THE HAMMER IT SLIPPED AND HIT MCH IN RIGHT HAND.
1983 · 1 incident
May 12, 1983
OH · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
R & E Coal Company · Struck against a moving object
OPERATOR WAS RUNNING PAN HE SAID DOZER HIT HIM TO HARD WHEN PUSHING HIM.